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One FCS News Collaboration
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
The Phoenix Inquirer, Friends" Central"s Middle School student newspaper, collaborated with FOCUS, the Upper School student newspaper, for a special "One FCS" issue to wrap up the school year.
Join Us for WSJ Bestselling Author Lisa Kay Solomon "89
Thursday, May 01, 2014
On Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 pm, come hear alumna Lisa Kay Solomon "89, author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations that Accelerate Change, as she brings the wisdom of Silicon Valley innovators to Friends" Central School.
Lower School Announcements 5.2.14
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Many Thanks for Faculty Tea!
The Lower School faculty wishes to express our gratitude to all of our wonderful parents for hosting a lovely tea in our honor yesterday afternoon. There were colorful flowers everywhere and delicious treats to eat (with plenty of leftovers to bring home for our families!). It was so nice to have a chance to sit down together as a faculty and just enjoy each other"s company. A special thank you to Emma Staton, Valerie Reisenfeld, Elizabeth Nourian, Stacey Thomas, Julie Lederman, and Willa DeSouza who organized the event.
Join us at the Lower School this Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 pm for the 12th Annual Children"s Concert for Peace. Come support students as they share their musical talents to promote peace. Donations will be collected for the American Friends Service Committee. All students (Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools) are invited to perform, and all performance levels are welcome. We suggest that a child"s music teacher agree that a child is ready to perform a selected piece for an audience (generally three minutes or less). Small ensembles and singers are also welcome! For more details or to sign up, please email Lorna Lynn at email@example.com or call her at 610.642.3153.
1B to Perform Indian Tale Next Week - May 8
1B will be performing an Indian tale, The Maharajah is Bored, next Thursday, May 8 in the Lower School Meeting Room at 11:00 am. The class has been studying India for the past few months and is excited to perform one of the Indian tales they have learned. Family and friends are invited to attend, and all are welcome.
Lost & Found - Please claim clothing and other items!
Classroom teachers, please find time to take your students down below the LS Gym to look through all the items in Lost & Found. Towards the back of the room, where the PE offices are, there are boots, gloves, hats, lunch boxes, etc. On the hangers are snow pants, hoodies, coats, jackets, shirts, etc., in all sizes. 4B has sorted through the clothing and has returned any marked with names. There is so much down there, and space is running out! Questions? Contact Christine Ramsey.
Lower School Parent Coffee with the Principal - May 15
Join Principal Ginger Fifer on Thursday, May 15 at 8:15 am to hear all the news in Lower School, how the year is going, and what the administrators and faculty are working on as the school year comes to a close.
News from the Lower School? Check out the news blog!
The latest news at the LS news blog is the Grand Opening Ceremony of the LS Garden on Earth Day. The story is written by Fotini Mourelatos and Aminah Alwyn, with photos by Calvin Mustokoff and Dylan Adamczyk, all from 4C.
2014-2015 Lower School Class Representatives
Would you like to be involved in your child"s class, get to know the teachers, and make friends with other parents? We are looking for volunteers to serve as class representatives for next year. These parents are the link between the teachers, class parents, and the Home & School Association. Please contact Emma Staton for more information or to submit your name.
Message from Cynthia Harris
At every grade level in the Lower School, April and May are packed with activities that challenge students to apply the skills they've learned to the content of their thematic units of study. They are asked to engage in active ways through written projects, plays, field trips, and the arts. I know that, on Parents" Day, many of you were able to get a glimpse into the deep learning taking place in our classrooms.
One of the best examples of this engaged learning is the 5th grade's work with ancient Rome. Students began by creating their own civilizations, asking what elements are needed for a healthy community. Life and government in ancient Rome particularly resonates with our students, and they have gained an understanding of how our own system of government has been deeply influenced by ancient Rome. During The Roman Forum Game, students, using their iPads, researched elements of culture and government connected to the Roman Forum. Additionally, each 5th grader has chosen a particular aspect of Roman culture to research using sources we have posted on the library blog. Next steps in the project include using NoodleTools software in the library and the Book Creator app on the iPads. Students will share their findings with parents during the upcoming Roman forum on May 29. On May 15, the 5th grade will travel to New York City to explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Roman collection.
In math, our 5th graders have been working towards a deep conceptual understanding of fractions. Fractions have been a major focus of this year in mathematics, since a thorough grasp of fractions correlates directly to success in algebra and in higher level mathematics. Students have also considered the limitations of Roman numerals, especially the system"s inability to express quantities less than one whole. Students are now exploring the relationship between decimals and fractions and the importance of place value and powers of ten.
The 5th grade Roman play is generating a lot of buzz in the Lower School. The after-school rehearsals in the Meeting Room are a flurry of creative energy and enthusiasm. I certainly hope that you will be able to join your 5th grader on May 29 at 10:30 am for the play, followed by a Roman feast and mock Roman forum – togas optional!
FCS Student to Study in China
Friday, April 25, 2014
Ninth grader Emma Verges will be heading to China to live with a host family and study Mandarin Chinese for six weeks this summer. She was one of only a handful of students across the country to win a merit scholarship through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.
Upper School Announcements 4.11.14
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
US Parent Coffee with Principals Next Week - April 17Please join Co-Principals Bill Kennedy and Laurie Novo next Thursday morning, April 17, at 8:15 am for this twice yearly coffee, to be held in the Language Arts Building lobby. Don't miss this opportunity to hear an update on college placement, preparation for final exams, senior projects, and teacher retirements.
Recognition for Service - Outside FCS
In May, the Upper School would like to recognize students who have completed 40 or more hours of volunteer work outside of the FCS community over this academic year. If any student has done so, he/she should submit documentation to Deb Maraziti by April 30 (this might be a copy of a certificate of completed work or an email from a supervisor stating how many hours of work were completed). Seniors may want to submit this by April 25 - their last day of their classes.
Pre–Prom Celebrations – April 26
Save the date for the Pre-Prom celebrations on Saturday, April 26 from 6:30-7:30 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to take some great photos with all the kids and their families! Refreshments will be served. Junior Pre-Prom will be held at the Lower School campus; Senior Pre-Prom is on City Avenue Campus. For more details or to volunteer, contact Leslie Brier in the HSA office.
Lower School Announcements 4.4.14
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
5th grade Parent Gathering - Next SaturdayMark your calendars for Saturday, April 12, and join fellow 5th grade parents at the home of Heather Osborne and Vincent Duane. Click here for more details. Please join us!
Message from Cynthia Harris
By now, Reggie Hicks is a familiar sight in the morning drop-off circle, in the hallways, and in the bus loop during dismissal. His bright yellow security vest is more than just a symbol. Reggie is here to help keep our students and campus safe. As you know, the gym entrance is now locked in the morning by 8:40 am. The installation of security cameras at this entrance and the entrance to the office has enabled us to be more aware and alert to the general comings and goings of everyone.
In an ongoing effort to enhance safety and security, a new Visitor/Parent Protocol is now in effect at the Lower School. Please take note of the following policy for all parents and visitors to our campus, beginning Monday:
• Upon arrival on campus, all parents and visitors should report to Pat DeSabato at the reception desk.
• Parents and visitors are requested to provide identification (driver's license, library card, et al.) and to sign in on the visitor's log. They will receive a volunteer or visitor badge with lanyard; their identification will be held until their return.
• The volunteer or visitor's badge should be prominently displayed throughout the duration of the visit. Any parent or visitor on campus without a volunteer or visitor badge will be directed or escorted to the reception desk to sign in.
• On departing the school, parents and visitors are requested to return to the reception desk, sign out, and exchange their FCS volunteer or visitor badge for their identification.
Please be aware that this protocol will apply to all parents volunteering or visiting on campus during the school day. Visitor badges are not required during larger school-sponsored events such as classroom plays, concerts, Back-to-School Nights or conference days. Similarly, the Visitor Protocol will not be in effect during Open Houses or other school events open to the public.
Friends' Central continues to welcome and encourage visits by parents and others to observe or participate in special events, to confer with faculty and administration, or to become informed about the school, its programs and traditions. Our goal is to put in place measures that enhance the safety of our children while still staying true to the culture of the Lower School. The new Visitor Protocol will help to create a safer community as we continue to be an environment where learning flourishes.
Upper School Announcements 3.20.14
Monday, March 17, 2014
Spring Break games - Go Phoenix!
Next week, girls" Lacrosse will make their bi-annual pilgrimage to St. Petersburg, FL, to attend the American Lacrosse Camp. FCS has four games against formidable teams from Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and Florida during the March 26-30 trip. FCS baseball will take 25 Varsity and JV players to Myrtle Beach, SC, from March 24-30. The team will train with the organization the "Cal Ripkin Experience." During their trip, Varsity will play five games, and JV will play six games. This is a great opportunity for teams to get athletes on the field in decidedly better weather than the beginning of our Philadelphia season has afforded them! Safe travels for all!
Third edition of new history newspaper out this week!
The March issue of FCS World Press was published yesterday, making it the third exciting edition of this fledgling newspaper published by students. Please
Upper School Announcements 1.31.14
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
10th Grade Parent Gathering - TONIGHT, Jan. 31
Join fellow parents tonight for the 10th grade Parent Gathering from 7:00-9:00 pm in the OPA Room of the Main Building. Please see attached invitation, and confirm attendance and contribution to Fran Margulies. Walk-ins welcome.
Semi-Formal Dance - Tomorrow evening, Feb. 1
The Semi-Formal Dance begins at 7:00 pm tomorrow evening in the Linton Gym. The theme is Gatsby/1920s, but students are not required to dress from the era.
Model UN team in Philadelphia representing Japan
This year"s Model UN team began its work last evening at the Ivy League Model UN Conference at the Sheraton Center City. Eighteen students, led by history teachers Gary Nicolai and Kelley Graham, are representing Japan. Check out Craig Sellers" tweets (@fcscns on Twitter) and his photo (at right) from the Conference. Good luck to all!
Exciting TED news for Al Vernacchio!Al"s first TED Talk (given at TED2012 in Long Beach, CA) has crossed the one million view mark(!!) in the six months since it was posted online! As of 9:00 pm last night, it was listed at 1,061,460 views. Additionally, Al"s second TED Talk has now been posted to YouTube and here"s the link. Al gave this talk on Nov. 24 at TEDxYouth in San Diego, CA, at Canyon Crest Academy; 400 high school students attended, and the event was organized and facilitated by young people, including the filming and editing of the video. The title of his talk is "What"s your Sexual Footprint?" Content is PG rated. Congratulations, Al!
Annual Inter School Art Exhibit - Begins Feb. 10
This year, the annual Inter School Art Exhibit will be hosted from Feb. 10-March 18 at Shipley. This is an opportunity for visitors to view the very best in visual art created by the high school students within the Independent School consortium - FCS, Shipley, Haverford, Baldwin, Agnes Irwin, and Episcopal. An opening reception is Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 4:30-6:30 pm. (Photo at right by senior Max Luzuriaga will be in the show.)
Upper School Principal Search Update
In the last week, three of our four finalists have visited campus for two-day immersion interview experiences. They have met with parents, teachers, students, and administrators. They have also taught classes, run mini-assemblies, and led faculty meetings. We"ve been very impressed with the strengths each offers our community. Thank you to all who have been able to attend parent sessions and for your thoughtful feedback. Please remember that Art Hall will be here next week, and parents are welcome to attend drop-in sessions for Art on February 4 from 8:15-9:15 am in Shallcross Dining Hall or February 5 from 3:15-4:15 pm in the FCC Lecture Hall.
~We learned, in the days following Shields Sundberg"s visit, that she has decided to withdraw her application from the search. Below is an excerpt from her email to the search committee:
I felt called to apply for the position of Upper School Principal at Friends" Central. Every step in the process solidified my feeling that FCS is a place where I would feel honored and blessed to grow. I left last Friday feeling hopeful, excited, and ready to get to work!! Since then, I have been in deep conversation with John (her husband) about how we might make this happen, should I receive an official offer. John is willing to set aside his career for mine, but that does not feel right to me. With great regret, I will remove myself from your search so you can focus on the candidates remaining. I will return to SFS next year and try not to think too much about what might have been. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your process, and for sharing with me the wonderful community of FCS.
Though we"re sorry that Shields has withdrawn, we will, as she suggests, focus on our very strong remaining finalists and look forward to an outstanding result for Friends" Central. ~ Bill Darling and Cristina Perez, Search Committee Co-Clerks
Message from Laurie Novo
Upper School parents know that the official ending time of the school day around 3:00 is often the only sign that we're transitioning to the day's "second shift."
On Monday afternoon, the FCC was hopping. One candidate for the job of Upper School Principal was running a faculty meeting in the Lecture Hall. The 18 students on our Model UN team were in the computer lab, finalizing policy and position papers about Japan for the ILMUNC, which began last night in Center City. Students from the Universal Daroff Charter School were working with their Friends' Central tutors in Deb Maraziti's physics lab. Members of the girls' indoor track team were negotiating with their coach in the lobby over how many sets of stairs they would run.
We are in the heart of the Friends Schools League season, and on Tuesday, Shimada was just as busy, hosting four basketball games vs. Moorestown Friends (along with the celebration of Senior athletes), as well as a swim meet vs. Westtown. The cheerleaders added to the festive atmosphere, as did the golf team, running the concession stand to raise funds for their spring trip. There was Girl Scout cookie-selling action in the corner of the lobby and boys' indoor track athletes stretching in the gallery between the lobby and the pool; even without going downstairs to the Wrestling Room, it was clear that Shimada Athletic Center is a well-used space!
We're also happy to say that the time we've carved out this year on Tuesday afternoons between the official end of classes (2:35) and the start of afternoon programs is increasingly useful. As well as offering extra work time for clubs and a chance for students to meet with teachers, the block hosts our singers preparing to perform at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City later this spring and a cohort of Juniors who have begun their spring college counseling class.
Tenth graders are currently reading The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien's powerful novel about the Vietnam War, and we're excited to bring them all together next Tuesday to learn about conscientious objection from Spanish and Quakerism teacher Mike Crauderueff. Mike has offered a popular session about this topic in the past as part of our bi-annual "Peace and War Day," and we are looking forward to the Quaker context this talk will add to our study of the novel and the impact of the Vietnam War on our country's history.
As many parents know, Friends' Central is conducting a "Quaker Self Study," following Friends Council on Education guidelines. Our Upper School steering team (Chris Guides, Robyn Richmond, Jim Rosengarten, Melinda Yin, and Clerk Mike Crauderueff) facilitated a faculty meeting earlier in the week as we examined practices and programs that emerge from our Quaker orientation, articulated what we mean by "Quaker pedagogy," and identified short- and long-term goals for the classroom and the community of the Upper School that will strengthen our Quaker identity.
As I reflect on the relationship between our pedagogy and our Quaker mission, I find myself thinking about two recent assemblies. Thanks to music teacher Michele Zuckman, who worked at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy in West Philadelphia as part of our service program, we hosted artist and art teacher Eiko Fan. Eiko shared video of one of her artist students at work and spoke about the school and her work. Last Friday, we heard from another artist (this one already very familiar to our community!), muralist Meg Saligman, who spent the summer with her daughters in Tanzania in a collaborative project to paint a mural on the water tower at SEGA School for Girls. Meg shared her presentation with her daughter Lindsay '14 and visiting student Nusura Gundi, who has joined our 10th grade this spring from Tanzania. Both programs reminded me of art's power to transcend all kinds of barriers to communication - physical, cultural, geographic, linguistic. As the brilliantly-painted water tower announces to all who see it, and as Eiko Fan said about her amazing students, art communicates something that is also central to those of us at a Quaker school: "I am here. I have something to say."
Every week is Spirit Week in the Upper School, of course - but this week's "official" designation has brought a lot of festive attire and unexpected "twin" sightings. It culminated in the traditional (and very popular) faculty-student basketball game at this morning's assembly. Thanks to Student Council and Emma Dahle '14 for organizing this fun event. We wish you a great weekend (no snow in the forecast!) and hope to see many of you on Wednesday evening at Hilary Beard's presentation.
Financial Aid
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Lower School Announcements 11.15.13
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
1st Grade Parent Gathering - Tomorrow evening
Join fellow 1st grade parents at 7:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 16, at the home of Debbie and Brian Hoppy, Wynnewood. Hope to see you there!
From the Nurse"s Office - Missing Health Forms
All students are required to maintain a current Physician"s Report of Physical Examination on file in the Health Office. Reports expire one year from the date of examination, and new Reports need to be submitted at that time.
Important reminder: Parents who received notice in October of missing health forms and who have not submitted those forms are reminded that students with missing forms will be excluded from physical education classes and field trips until all required forms are received by the Health Office. The notice included a letter from Ginger Fifer stating the consequence for not submitting forms. Questions? Contact LS nurses Barbara Cole and Jennie Nemroff.
The press isn"t stopping at the Lower School!
Out this week: a new blog post on 4A and 4C"s play, written by students Jessica Eichen and Justin Nourian, with photos by Leila Israel and Holden Kopcsik. You heard it here first! (Scroll up to read latest news first.)
Lower School Book Fair Meeting - Nov. 21
The LS Book Fair Co-Chairs welcome all LS parents to the kick-off LS Book Fair 2014 planning meeting next Thursday, Nov. 21 after 8:30 am drop-off in the LS Cafeteria. Join Michelle Eichen, Mignon Groch, and Andrea Nuneviller who will talk about how the Fair works and how parent volunteers are needed. Book Fair 2014 is February 24-27. If you can"t make the meeting but would like to stay posted, please contact Michelle Eichen, Mignon Groch, or Andrea Nuneviller.
Photo Retake Day - Nov. 21
Reminder: Lower School Absentee/Retake Photo Day is next Thursday, Nov. 21 from 8:30-10:30 am. Parents should email their child(ren)"s teacher(s) and Pat DeSabato so we"re aware of who needs photos taken that day. Also, very important - the original photo package must be returned so there is no cost for the retake.
No time to pack your child"s lunch in the morning? Take December off!
Let our Dining Services Team take one thing off your plate! We have the perfect dining plan to accommodate all of your child's school dining needs. Give our full meal plan a try for only $99 this December! Your child will enjoy three weeks of meals, including 15 meals from Dec. 2-20, unlimited access to our salad bar and fresh fruit, as well as beverages (milk or apple juice). Click here to find out more and to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity!
SHARE Warehouse Community Service Event for FCS Families - Dec. 14
Please join us on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 am-12 noon at the SHARE Warehouse in Philadelphia to sort and package food for families in need. SHARE stands for "self-help and resource exchange" and helps families obtain groceries at reduced cost in return for a pledge to perform community service, while building relationships with neighbors. This is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family to spend time together while helping others. (Note that this is a working warehouse, with machinery in use - dress for the weather, and use your discretion about participating with young ones). The SHARE Warehouse is at 2901 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, 19144. Questions? Email Firou Mostashari or Doug Davis.
Message from Cynthia Harris
Our monthly focus at Meeting for Worship and Devotions during November is "gratitude." The children and teachers have been reflecting on things in our lives that we count as blessings. As we approach our national Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to let you know that we are again collecting food to support Derrick Felton"s neighborhood food cupboard, Fresh Start, in West Philadelphia. For those new to Lower School, we call this service effort Food for First Friday (FFFF). Children are encouraged to bring in canned foods and non-perishables to help Derrick in his efforts to feed those in need. Just a single can of soup from our cupboard could make a difference in another person"s life.
This year, we are making a school-wide effort to reach 100% participation in each class in an effort to help others. We believe that as a community we can reach this goal. You can watch the collection grow in the next few weeks on the shelves next to the gym entrance. Show our gratitude by doing for someone else.
In the spirit of gratitude I wanted to share with you a moment last week in which I was overwhelmed with thankfulness. Amazingly, it was while I was reading Just the FaCtS! Typically I scan through it, only looking for things that apply to me. And, as usual, I skipped down to the message from Laurie Novo, Co-Principal of the Upper School. In six simple paragraphs, Laurie spoke to the breadth and depth of the richness of our program. And she was only describing one week! I urge you to dig back in your inbox or click here to check it out. There are many things to be grateful for in our lives. I am grateful that my children and yours are a part of this amazing community of learners.
Lower School Announcements 11.1.13
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
2nd Grade Family Gathering - Sunday at 4:00 pm
Join fellow 2nd grade parents this Sunday, November 3 from 4:00-6:00 pm on the Lower School Playground. Please RSVP (by email) to your respective class parent and provide what you are bringing: Nhan Truong; Corinn Rocker; or Sharlee Casnoff. Section 2A is responsible for snacks (examples: chips, crackers, etc.). Section 2B is responsible for water bottles or juice boxes. Section 2C is responsible for dessert. HSA will email parents if the event is canceled due to rain.
Morning Drop-off - Please enter at Main door, not Gym door
The following practice will begin at the Lower School this Monday, Nov. 4: The gym doors will be kept closed from 7:30-8:30 am to conserve the heat in the gym. Please use the main entrance next to the gym (near the mural) rather than the gym door. A sign on the door will read: Early Morning Drop-off. As the weather becomes cooler, we can conserve the energy it takes to heat the gym and stay a lot warmer. Thank you!
LS Take Your Parents to Lunch Day - Postponed
Take Your Parents to Lunch Day originally scheduled for Wed., Nov. 6 has been postponed. We are hoping to reschedule the event for sometime in late January/early February, and we will be sure to give you plenty of advanced notice.
Extra Halloween candy? - Drop off starting today, Nov. 1
The Lower School Service Committee has organized a Surplus Halloween Candy Collection to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Extra candy can be dropped off at Pat DeSabato"s desk at the Lower School beginning today and concluding next Friday, Nov. 8. Also, we will be collecting candy Monday, Nov. 4 and Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the drop-off circle.
Get your SPCA donations ready - Collection this month!
A collection for the SPCA takes place during November, and parents with children in Nursery, Pre-K, and K classes will find details in a note coming home today. Families are asked to donate cat food, Febreze, bleach, paper towels, and old towels (no dog food needed this year). On December 6, the collection ends and an SPCA representative will visit the classrooms and collect donations.
Upcoming Parent Gatherings
Message from Cynthia Harris
During the Upper School Service Days in the fall, Lower School faculty and children have the wonderful opportunity to welcome to campus both old and new friends. Seventeen 9th, 10th, and 11th graders volunteered to do three days of service with our Nursery through 5th grade students. Nearly all of them were former Lower School students, which gives many of their former teachers a chance to reminisce about their time spent together a handful of years ago.
These Upper School students are particularly helpful during our Halloween activities. Supporting teachers on a special day like Halloween is terrific as we all negotiate the parade route, the putting on and taking off of costumes, eating holiday snacks, and attending the storytelling gathering by Peter Grove, Don Denton, Shannan Schuster, and Sue Clough (as the fearless Master of Ceremony). We are so grateful they chose to do service here and are very appreciative of their support of our community.
A special thank you to our 8th grade Book Buddies who held our hands and generally loaned a helping hand with our Lower School Halloween festivities.
3rd Graders - don"t miss out! Remember to return forms if your child wishes to participate in Bring A Friend to School Day on Nov. 5. Forms are due today, Friday, Nov. 1. If you have not returned your forms but would like to still participate, please email firstname.lastname@example.com as soon as possible.
Finally, please note that the Lower School Absentee/Retake Photo Day will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21. If your child was absent or you would like a retake of the photos taken in September, please email your child(ren)'s teacher(s) and Pat DeSabato. For retakes, please return the photo package you received, intact, so no cost will be charged for the retake.
Calling All Siblings! Siblings of current students and faculty children who wish to apply for Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, or Kindergarten admission are invited to a Sibling Play Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9:00-11:00 am at the Lower School. Please stop in or contact the Lower School Admission Office at 610.642.1018 to let us know if you plan to join us. This visit will satisfy the student visit requirement for admission.
Upper School Announcements 10.11.13
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Al Vernacchio - Sexuality Educator of the Week!
The Sexually Smarter blog of the Center for Family Life Education has named Al Vernacchio the Sexuality Educator of the Week this week. In addition to his wonderful teaching at FCS and being featured in the NYTimes magazine in fall 2011, Al is a TED Talk speaker and is the author of the forthcoming book For Goodness Sex to be published in 2014. Follow Al on Twitter @alvfcs. Congratulations, Al!
PSATs at Friends" Central - Oct. 19
For students registered to take the PSAT at FCS this year, it takes place next Saturday, October 19. The test begins at 8:00 am; students should not be dropped off before 7:45 am; they may be picked up at 11:30 am. PSAT exam results will be mailed home in December or early January. Questions? Contact Mary Lynne Jeschke in the College Counseling Office at 610.645.5133. Reminder: The PSAT is an optional practice test. Scores are not reported to any colleges. Juniors who score above a certain threshold may be eligible to apply for a National Merit Scholarship.
Canceled - Screen on the Green
Screen on the Green, scheduled for Saturday, October 19 on the City Ave. campus, has been canceled. Stay posted in the event it is rescheduled.
Save the date - November Parent Gatherings (invitations coming soon by email):
Upper School Service Days are coming up! Wednesday through Friday, October 30, 31, and November 1, all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders and faculty will serve across the region in themed community stewardship projects covering areas of early childhood education, enviromental stewardship, elders and community care, health and human services, hunger, homelessness, and poverty. A list of community partners will be posted next week in JTF.
Students got a preview of the opportunities at our Service Faire on 9/20 (International Day of Peace) and have submitted applications with their top three preferences. Students will take FCS buses or public transportation to the nonprofit organizations and are not permitted to drive themselves to/from these organizations. If you wish to provide alternative transportation for your child, please email a note to Deb Maraziti before October 30. A link to a permission slip will be shared soon.
Message from Laurie Novo
We"ve been reflecting, quite intentionally, about stewardship this fall, and I"ve noticed that, as with most ideas worth thinking about, my early efforts at discernment seem to have made me more confused than more certain. At first, stewardship seems to be a conservative idea, one that has us playing defense and trying to protect ourselves and our community from change while we take good care of all that we"ve been given. Yet, at our best, we"re a community that reflects, evaluates, discards, and adopts as we learn, and thus a steward must be more than a caretaker.
I"ve been realizing that a steward is charged with discernment, with identifying, protecting, nurturing, and developing its most valuable resources - which is easier said than done in a world of limited resources and clamoring voices competing for various priorities.
Stewardship was on my mind at Wednesday"s Meeting for Worship, and the messages shared about empathy, overcoming fear, emotional risk-taking, trust, and truth were inspiring in themselves and clarifying in my quest to figure out what stewardship means. First, they reminded me that we must be good stewards of community (another of the foundational Testimonies) if we are to be able to draw on its crucial resources. Second, I realized that each speaker was thinking carefully and critically about the meaning of the experience he or she described - and that although the messages were very personal, they depended on an intellectual process to be fully realized. And, finally, they made me think about our student-created Honor Statement and its query about stewardship: Am I caring for our community"s shared spaces and resources, or am I degrading them?
"Degrade" is a great word to think about. To degrade is to treat something or someone poorly or without respect; to make the quality of something worse. As I am regularly reminded at Friends" Central, the greatest resource of even the most generously-endowed school is the amazing potential of the human beings who come together to teach and learn - and to degrade others is to squander that potential. Viewed through the lens of a Quaker school, it is to deny that of God within them. We are, at our best, an intellectual community, with a commitment to truth and to one another.
Thus our role as stewards of our community is to honor the potential of every interaction by making the most of our time together ("being here now") and nurturing the conditions in which that potential can be realized. Thus stewardship, in our context, is anything but a caretaker function. Far from being conservative, it is - like all the Testimonies - radical, able to change the world.
Upper School Announcements 10.4.13
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Service Committee Car Wash Tomorrow
Don"t forget the US Service Committee is holding a car wash tomorrow, Saturday, October 5 from 10 am-2 pm at the Sunoco station on Lancaster Avenue in Wynnewood. Proceeds go to Aid for Friends, an organization that brings meals and cheer to homebound senior citizens.
October is LGBT History Month
In recognizing and celebrating October as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) History Month, the Upper School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is adding an LGBT-related historical item to each morning"s daily announcements and posting profiles of important LGBT historical figures daily on the GSA bulletin board (2nd floor of the Main Building). On Wednesday, October 16, the GSA will hold its annual National Coming Out Day celebration in the Dining Hall during free periods and Upper School lunch blocks.
PSATs at Friends" Central - Oct. 19
The PSAT (Preliminary SAT) is being offered on Saturday, October 19 at FCS. It is an optional practice test. Scores are not reported to any colleges. Juniors who score above a certain threshold may be eligible to apply for a National Merit Scholarship. All 10th and 11th graders have received registration information; late registrations are still being accepted. Please complete the registration form and return it to the College Counseling Office with a $35 check (payable to Friends" Central School). The test begins at 8:00 am in the Fannie Cox Center (FCC).
Save the Date: 11th grade Parent Gathering
Join fellow parents on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 16 at the home of Jennie and Sam Nemroff. Email invitations to arrive shortly. Stay posted!
Message from Laurie Novo
It was nice to see so many of you at our two Curriculum Nights this week, and teachers appreciated the chance to talk about their classes and to associate you with your great children (as did Bill and I). We're definitely feeling the pace of the year speeding up as we've moved into the heart of the FSL athletic season where the games count toward championships. We are incredibly grateful for the wonderful fall weather, which has made it even more of a pleasure to be fans on the sidelines ... and has made the logistics of the fall season so much more manageable.
Academics are gearing up as well, as most students have finished the first curricular units in their classes, turned in work, and received a first round of feedback. You can expect updates about how things are going in each class in the form of mid-trimester reports in a few weeks (probably around October 24 or 25).
Next week, we will have three days of classes followed by a day of special programming on Thursday preceding the four-day weekend for students. Seniors are not expected on campus on October 10 as they have time set aside to devote to the college process. Ninth graders, advisors, and peer mentors will be at Westtown School for a day of community building for the Class of 2017; we are grateful to parents for their prompt attention to the FCS permission slip and Westtown permission slip needed for this popular annual tradition.
The remaining juniors and all sophomores will participate in Peace and War Day, a rich program of speakers and seminars designed and offered by Upper School teachers. We are most grateful to Joel Dankoff in particular for his organization of the program, which features Daniel Hunter of the nonviolent activist group Training for Change, a thoughtful and thought-provoking speaker who last spoke to our community two years ago.
We are excited about the way this program will build on two experiences we've been lucky enough to have already this year, as we move intentionally to explore what it means to act for peace in the world. Matt Bernstein '08 spoke to us about his work at the Khayelitsa Township soccer field in South Africa during our observation of the International Day of Peace in September, and midwife Linda Orsi Robinson visited on Wednesday to speak about the year she spent volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2007-08 with the organization Doctors Without Borders. Linda's reflections on her experiences with a traumatized population gaining the confidence to rebuild its society after 10 years of war were inspiring and moving, and we are mindful that Thursday's program will serve students who are already thinking hard about these big questions.
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PORT ARANSAS - The Port Aransas City Council will review the city's coyote control policy after citizens have reported that the animals are increasingly aggressive toward pets and people.
Coyotes have long been an off-and-on challenge in the area, as suburban growth expands into coyotes' natural coastal prairie habitat.
Coyote control is a statewide issue, and thousands are killed each year by various methods, including baits and hunting. In 2009, USDA Wildlife Services killed more than 20,000 coyotes in Texas, mostly because they threatened livestock.
The city's approach so far has been to balance trapping with public education, encouraging people to put away food, garbage and pets, and to keep clean campsites.
Councilman Charles Bujan introduced the discussion, saying it may be time to rethink the policy.
There have been no documented coyote attacks on humans in nearly two years, Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs said.
A man reported being bitten Jan. 23, 2011 while sleeping on the beach. It was the first such report since summer 2010, when three men and two boys, 12 and 14, reported bites in separate incidents while camping near dunes along the beach.
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My sister in law always wanted to have her own bakery. But what could a mother of four little kids do? Between carpools, PTA meetings, swimming lessons and girl scout cookie sales, there was no time. So, she contented herself with baking pastries and breads at home and for her friends.
Oh, she had motivation. My brother was one of those charismatic French chefs, and whoever had dined at the Brasserie in Fort Meyers on a Saturday night knows about the Cabaret nights, when all the servers, cooks, ex-Club Med Jean-Claude and Chef Gerard would take the stage and make the audience roar with skits and songs. And my sister in law watched, and kept cooking her pastries, slipping away to take a chocolate confection class or two… and still dream of her own bakery.
When her kids grew up and became more independent, she went to work as a pastry chef at a Florida resort, baked cakes for the clients, learned the trade, still dreaming of her own bakery.
But suddenly she was a widow, when my brother died of cancer at the age of 56.
Some dreams were gone forever. The man that had cooked for her for so many years, who had made her laugh and had taught her the secrets of French cuisine and baking, that man was no longer at her side. But her dream, her little dream of a little French bakery did not extinguish. It grew and grew until it became a reality.
Today, three years after our beloved chef Gerard passed to the other side, there is a new organic bakery in Fort Meyers: The French Bread Oven. In the tradition of French Bakers, plump breads and little pastries line the counters and vitrines.
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Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, Empire at War lets players rewrite history as well as experience the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the creation of the Rebel Alliance, and Darth Vader's rise to power.
This is the first Relese Version of Trek Wars. it is 0.9 because there is still missing one unit, but we didn't had the time to finish the skin in a propper time, so here we are with V0.9
This is the first Relese Version of Trek Wars.
it is 0.9 because there is still missing one unit, but we didn't had the time to finish the skin in a propper time, so here we are with V0.9
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Is this mod dead? it would be a shame
as i saw it's coming in may 20008
That's a long wait...
How do i install this mod 2 my game i tried everything
This mod looks awesome, but I can't seem to get the thing to open. O well.
To start it u need the petroglyth mod launcher. u can google it then just install the mod to the game folder
Its a win rar file so u need the software to install it
So.. downloaded the mod launcher, but I keep getting an error and I can't see the mods I have. Says something about a .net thing, which I can't update as I have a newer version. So, I can't run this mod, would like help to though.
Same problem as arandompsser. Is there any other way of playing it. Is it possible to make an icon?
Same with me too! I've got FOC and EAW (it installs into the EAW directory anyway, so i'm not sure why you need FOC in the first place...) and I get an exception error whenever i launch the mod.
I have the Stargate:EAW mod too, and it works without a hitch. Got any hints for me?
There's an error that showing the .NET Framework, and it does not work. Not sure which one you used, but I am updated and it would be ridiculous to use anything beyond 2.0 for a simple design.
I'm not sure if any of this stuff means anything, but here's the error message.
Error in the application.
Then there's this huge list. I can't write it all down here because of the space limitations unfortunately.
If you run any Windows OS with a 64-bit processer, you need to manually install this mod. The mod launcher doesn't work. To do so, extract the folders, and then copy all the folders into the man FoC folder. It'll replace the Data folder, so make sure you back up the original one. It should work. Just launch it normally.
Note: It will install the mod and allow you to play as the Federation, but it seems to destroy the AI. So don't do what I said.
If you make your own .batch file stater it should work I am downloading and trying now I had to do the same thing for sci-fi at war I will fill you in on how to do it after I try
I think i found a fix
1.firstly go to your mods folder in foc then go to TW and then extras.
if the photos don't show then do the following
2.make a new folder in program files example backup foc
3.then copy and paste sweaw + foc into it
it should then show the photo in extras
4.now create a shortcut and put this in the target
5."C:\Program Files\file name\Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption\swfoc (2).exe" MODPATH=Mods\tw
NOTE: REPLACE FILE NAME WITH WHAT EVER YOU CALLED THE FOLDER in step 2
6.then lanch it and it should work
sorry wrong path it's
"C:\Program Files\file name\Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption\swfoc.exe" MODPATH=Mods\tw
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A century after St. Patrick's death, the monastery in Armagh began to dominate the Irish church.
Stone circles found in Ireland are believed to be religious monuments centered around the movements of the sun.
Conversion to Christianity in Ireland was a gradual process.
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round 3500 B.C., the Irish began raising great stone temple tombs, covered with mounds of earth and built on hilltops to emphasize their size. Archeologists suggest these were more than just burial mounds. Probably sacred to the earth goddess, their positioning shows how the dead could look down on the living while the living looked up to the ancestors who provided protection for the tribe. Many are precisely aligned with the rising or setting sun. Since similar temple mounds exist across Northern Europe, Ireland may have shared a common ritual culture for thousands of years.
By 2000 B.C., stone circles were built in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. A population concerned with birth and fertility, the Irish included movements of the sun in their religious monuments. The circles were temples for a solar religion. In 1159 B.C., there are indications that the weather got much worse and the gods and goddesses of water, in streams and lakes, took on greater importance. Material possessions, animals, and even people were sacrificed, probably to appease these gods.
Much of what is known about St. Patrick comes from his own writings.
During the final period before the coming of Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century A.D., religion in Ireland was still concerned with the forces of nature so important to farming populations. Druids were the priests or soothsayers of this Celtic world, intermediaries between human existence and the Otherworld.
Stories written down centuries later by Christian monks provide clues to this Celtic religion, as do descriptions by Roman writers who witnessed European Celtic rituals. Human sacrifice existed, but only in times of great need. Worship was more celebrational than liturgical, with people gathering on the Quarter Days -- February 1 (Imbolg), May 1 (Beltine), August 1 (Lunasa), and November 1 (Samain, our Halloween) -- to celebrate the cycle of the seasons. Rome's conquest of most of Europe, and later adoption of Christianity, suppressed such Celtic rituals, but in Ireland, beyond Rome's influence, the old religion continued.
Christian missionaries like Patrick arrived in Ireland in the 5th century A.D., settling close to royal centers of power and targeting local kings and their families. Conversion was a piecemeal operation, but Christianity spread from the top down. Missionaries like Patrick understood that much of the sophisticated religious system already in place fitted in with Christianity. There was convergence and accommodation as many pagan practices were absorbed into the Celtic Irish church, making the new religion easier to accept. Compared to Christianity's spread elsewhere, conversion was gradual and non-violent.
The monastery in Armagh is believed to have been founded by St. Patrick.
Legends portray Patrick as the primary force behind Ireland's peaceful conversion, but he was one of many early missionaries, unimportant in his own lifetime. A century after his death, the monastery in Armagh -- supposedly founded by Patrick -- began its campaign to dominate the Irish church. As its power grew, so too did the cult of its founder. Christianity's spread across Ireland was accelerated in the 6th century by climate disaster and plague, the result, according to church leaders, of pagan wickedness. Since writing only came to Ireland with Christianity, the church also controlled literacy and thus the primary means of education.
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By Johnny JacksonThey are academics, actors, athletes, musicians, and student leaders; they are four descriptively different students at Jonesboro High School, who look forward to another year doing what they love and aspiring to be better at it. "I'm not a student that's well-known or really popular," said Brooke Arrington. "The students know me as being intelligent. I think they perceive me sometimes as a little bit off beat." "Lions are kings of the jungle. I'm not king of the team, yet. But hopefully, I'll get there sooner or later," said Brandon Lucas. "I'd think my teammates would say I was a good player, pretty much an all-around good player," said Shanice Smith. "I want to get into the college of my dreams," said Stephanie Gardiner. Describing themselves individually, the four unknowingly described some part of each other. Gardiner eyed Indiana University and Florida State University as two among several choices of colleges she would like to attend when she graduates high school. An avid music lover, she plans to major in music performance in college and continue into a career in music production. "I love music, all kinds," Gardiner said. "My mom and dad, for some reason, are not very musical. But I grew up listening to classical music. I have two brothers and a sister and all, before me, were in band." She leads the flute section in the Jonesboro High School Marching Band. "I cannot live without my flute," she said, regaling on a depressive time made better through playing her flute. "My brother, who I've been very close to moved away. That affected me." Music seems to be the prevailing expressive outlet for the 17-year-old, who also wants to learn to play the drums and the piano. "I like alternative rock music; I like the band Coldplay," she said. "'What If' is my favorite song, because I know (Chris Martin, lead singer-writer) put a lot of heart into it." Gardiner said she will try to work hard this year and look out for others. "I'm somewhat of a leader," she said. "I expect to have fun this year, but I'm going to try to set an example for underclassmen." Smith is a 15-year-old sophomore at Jonesboro High School. Friday, Smith sat watching an episode of 'The Fairy God Parent'. It was something to watch after a tiring volleyball practice, she said. "Whatever is on to watch; the news is kind of boring." She is optimistic about this school year. "It will be kind of fun the first day of school to see all my old friends," she said. At five-foot-eight, Smith starts at power-outside hitter for her school's volleyball squad. "I play soccer for school too," she said. "I'm the goalie, and this is my second year." Last summer, Smith went to camp at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington to improve on her setting and passing in volleyball. She said she hopes the team will make it to the final four, even championships. "I want to go to college and play volleyball," she said. Smith inflected that her wardrobe is mostly casual, outfitted with denim jeans that reflect her personality. "I am nice, funny maybe; I'm not sure," she said with humility. "She's fun and outgoing. She's really funny and nice to everybody," said Jessica Brightwell about Smith. The 15-year-old friend and classmate commended Smith. "Keep doing what you're doing, and you'll be great." Arrington is an artistic 17-year-old thespian in her senior year at Jonesboro High School. Recently, she played lead in the musical "Into the Woods." She is a self-described Libertarian, as different and variant as the color indigo. She frequently volunteers for her church. Even, last summer she went on her forth fortnight mission trip to Costa Rica "I like college indy rock, early gansta rap, and electronic music," she said. "My favorite band right now is the White Stripes; 'I Can Tell We're Going to be Friends' is one of my favorite songs. It talks about childhood innocence." This year, she may be up for Science Club president, while she is busied with the Art Club, the Beta Club, the Honor Society, and as captain of the JHS Marching Band Color Guard. Already, Arrington plans to attend Georgia State University and major in English Education. She said she eventually wants to be a professor and novelist. For now, she said she is trying to become a more spiritual person. "I want to be able to change a lot of people's opinions of me," she said. "Now, they see me as a very opinionated person, but I want them to see that I am a very sensitive and open-minded person too." Lucas considers himself an athlete and sports fan in the whole sense of the words. He prefers to read a box score in a newspaper to the weather. His teammates compare him to Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn. "He's an all-around sports player, pretty much," said P. J. Thompson, 16. "He's a good sport," said Antwan Halt, 16. "A lot of underclassmen look up to him." Peanut, as his football coach calls him, plays three sports year-round on his Playstation 2 console and in reality. The 16-year-old junior plays tailback for a young Jonesboro High School football team. Aside from members of his family, Lucas said he idolizes retired professional football players Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, leading rushers in his favorite sport, St. Louis centerfielder Jim Edmonds, and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade. Like them, Lucas aspires to be a leader on his team or, as he described himself, a lion. He is already considered a leader on the Jonesboro High School Cardinals basketball team, according to his coach. He starts at point guard for his team. People may not know he likes to keep up with hockey. "I like it," he said. "It's different. It's sort of like football with the contact and everything." He has thanked his 21-year-old brother Adam Lucas for his competitive streak. "Really, I just want to win games," Lucas said. To do it, he said, his the Cardinals have got to stay focused. He listens to Rap and R&B for motivation. "TI is my favorite rapper," he said. "I like his style. It's different from everybody else's. "I have no musical talent. But I'm very athletic; I'm very blessed."
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"Dear Witbones -- Ask A Humorist!" is B. Elwin Sherman's agony uncle advice column for the laughlorn. Today's Witboner:
"Finders Seekers Hoarders Keepers."
I'm being overrun by the clutter in my house. I try to throw out things but when I do, I just later replace them with even more stuff. My floors are piled high, and there are only narrow little walkways left to get between rooms. I'm afraid I'll be discovered crushed by an avalanche of my own junk, but there's just too much for me to deal with now and I don't even know where to begin. Help! How can I stop making mountains out of molehills? SWAMPED IN SARATOGA
Dear SWAMPED:
Sounds like you're a victim of HCS, or "Hoard & Clutter Syndrome," formerly known as the "Packrat Syndrome." It's a form of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) and its origins lie in what my dad used to call, the "When I Was Your Age We'd Walk A Mile For A Dirt Sandwich And Be Glad To Get It" Syndrome.
I've checked, and there are 8,321 books on the subject, and that's just counting the "expert" guests on Dr. Phil and Oprah. If you're writing to me because you need some deep insights from an armchair psychologist, I can only tell you to not even THINK about reading these books. They don't help anyone but their publishers and authors, and you have no room.
The good news is, your question holds the key to solving this dilemma. No, you're not making mountains out of molehills, but you are trying to make molehills out of mountains. Fine if you're a mole, but you need the human version.
The solution is simple:
1. Empty your house of EVERYTHING. Yes, I said everything. Don't discriminate. You can't, anyway, not in your condition; that's why everything must go. Bag it, box it, throw it out the window, do whatever you have to do to get everything inside, outside. You're not attempting to determine what's trash and what's treasure. As I said, you're not capable of doing that, so don't try. You're a hoarder. Right now, you could find three good reasons for holding on to fuzzy green cheese or a broken right nostril inhaler.
So, for now, everything not nailed down? Out with it!
2. Done? Now, only bring back inside what you absolutely need to get through the day, say: a toothbrush, a box of Yodels, and bubble bath. Do this every day for a week, and no cheating. Lug only the essentials back into the house: broken bed, half-eaten Twinkies, dirty towels, burned-out light bulbs, and your children.
3. If you haven't brought it back within a week, it's junk. Put out a "FREE STUFF" sign, and say the following out loud repeatedly until everything out there is gone: "I've never seen a hearse pulling a trailer." It's your new mantra. Eventually, all your cast-offs will disappear. Not to worry. Someone will even take the "free stuff" sign. Free is free.
Now … how to keep from relapsing into your hoarding behavior?
Leave Florida and move up here to New Hampshire. We don't hoard.
We just hold onto things for the great-grandchildren.
Thanks for Witboning, and keep me posted.
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In Motion 4 Essential Training, Ian Robinson shows how to start building outstanding motion graphics and animations for video production. He demonstrates how to build custom text animations with the new Adjust Glyph tool and explores Motion's amazing real-time 3D tools. Ian highlights working in the 3D space, creating depth with lights and shadows, and using reflections to add realism. He gives practical advice on how to integrate Motion into a professional video workflow, round-tripping with Final Cut Pro and sending a final project to Compressor. Exercise files accompany this course.
One of the things I like to do in Motion is animate stills. With the use of behaviors, it's fast and flexible. Let's look at the project, press F5 on your keyboard, and you'll notice I have a Pictures group with a couple of pictures, the top two are turned off, and the bottom one has a Throw behavior, Fade In/Fade Out and Grow/Shrink. Let's go ahead and click the Play/ Pause button, and see what we have got. So that's a pretty good move on this picture. So I like this behavior, so I would like to save it.
Let's go to the Library tab, and navigate to the Favorites folder. This is where you can save your custom settings. Since I like this move as a whole, go ahead and select all the behaviors. Let me click on the top one and Shift- click through all of them, and now just drag them to the Favorites folder, making sure to hold the mouse button down, and keep it down until the menu pops up. I have a choice to have it save as multiple files, meaning each individual behavior or self-contained all in one file. I'm going to choose All in one file.
And you notice by default it's named Untitled. So Ctrl-click on the behavior and choose Rename. Let's call this ZoomUp. Now that I have this behavior saved, I'm going to turn off the first picture, and turn on the second one. Let's make sure to deselect anything to do with the first picture, so we don't see the bounding box or the motion path. And drag the ZoomUp behavior to West_03. Now with that selected, go ahead and click Play/Pause, and you'll notice we've cleanly applied that behavior to the new picture.
Now for me, if all the images had the exact same move that will be kind of boring. So it's important once you've applied this behavior to another image, to go back and feel free and move things around. I'd just like to change to the angle of this move a little bit, so I'm going to click right on the Throw behavior and just make a slight adjustment. Opening HUD and dragging to the right a little bit. As you make these adjustments, I'm going to zoom out, Command+Minus. We always want to make sure that edge of your bounding box never goes off screen as your playhead reaches the end of the image.
And this one is working beautifully. Two down, one to go. Go ahead and drag ZoomUp, up to West_ 05 and then turn off West_03 and select West_05 and turn its Visibility on. Now since this is a vertical picture, we're going to have to be a little more careful with how we adjust the move. So instead of this one moving up, I'm just going to start playback for a second, and have it move down. Again opening the HUD, I'll rotate this around, and have it move down, which I sort to like better anyway because it will give the motion of looking up at the sky.
Go ahead and move the playhead back to the beginning and let's watch the move. Perfect. So now the last thing we have to do is just edit the photos in succession. Let's just stop playback and I'm going to drag the play range to take up the length of the composition, just by clicking-and-dragging. Now what we have to do is slide the pictures around in the Timeline. So press F6 to open up the Timing pane, just so we can see each individual picture. I'm going to collapse the behaviors, so I don't have to look at all of them, and turn on the visibility of each one of the images.
If we select the top two images, by clicking and Shift-clicking, you can easily just drag them down in the Timeline. If you Alt+Shift as we drag, it will snap to the end of the previous clip. Making sure to deselect West_03 and select West_05, do the same thing, just click-and-drag, and then after you start dragging hold down Shift. Now since I've reached the end of the composition and I haven't reached the end of image, we can just crank up the length of the composition just by clicking-and-dragging in the value well, and clicking-and-dragging the end of the play range to the end of the image.
Move your playhead back to the beginning and press the Play/Pause button, and watch our completed slideshow. So there is a quick way to animate your pictures by saving your custom presets and applying them to multiple objects.
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Bear Hands' sophomore album Distraction finds the band stretching out from their charmingly scrappy indie-rock beginnings of their debut into full-blown technicolor, following three years of work on the record coupled with heavy touring with the likes of Passion Pit, MGMT, GZA and more. The hard work resulted in a self-assuredness immediately evident on the simultaneously whiplash-inducing and silkily-grooving lead single "Giants." Hook-filled from top to bottom, but dynamic and filled with curveballs, Distraction is an invitingly idiosyncratic gem.
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LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – A slide in the price of crude oil
is not being matched in Europe by a fall at the pump, and as
political pressure for cheaper petrol mounts, retailers and
consumer groups differ over what causes the lag.
Retail petrol taxes and the strength of the dollar mean that
drivers in Europe can not expect to see the full benefit of the
more than 40 percent drop in crude prices since June.
Ineos hires to expand into North Sea oil and gas production
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Swiss-based petrochemical and
refining company Ineos is looking to expand into North Sea oil
and gas production by hiring a number of senior and mid-level
staff, its website showed on Monday.
The post of CEO of the new offshore oil and gas business has
a remit "for leading a strategic review to support the INEOS
entry into North Sea production, culminating in investment
recommendations to the main INEOS board," the website said.
Oil slips below $78 a barrel, hit by Europe, China data
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Brent crude oil fell below $78 a
barrel on Thursday, as the demand outlook was hit by weak
economic data in China and Europe, outweighing support from
possible cuts in oil output at an OPEC meeting next week.
"We've had disappointing data from China and Europe, and
U.S. crude inventories are high, so there's plenty of supply,
but tepid demand," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at
CMC Markets.
Ghana national oil company, Trafigura discuss $700 mln loan
ACCRA/LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Ghana National Petroleum
Corporation (GNPC) is in talks with commodities trader Trafigura
and banks for a $700 million five-year loan at 4.43
percent to fund oil and gas projects, GNPC and a source close to
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The deal would be Trafigura's first in Ghana and GNPC said
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LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – U.S. company Murphy Oil
tried for more than four years to sell its Milford Haven
refinery in Wales. The plant was finally doomed last week when a
deal with entrepreneur Gary Klesch fell through because he could
not secure financing.
Banks were not convinced Klesch's plans to buy Britain's
smallest and least sophisticated plant were viable, sources
familiar with the transaction said.
Brent oil reverses fall, rises above $84 on mixed data
LONDON (Reuters) – Brent oil rose above $84 on Wednesday after touching a four-year low below $82 in a day of volatile trading, which also saw U.S. crude gain more than a dollar, as strong signals from the United States outgunned weak data from China and Europe.
U.S. crude inventories increased by 460,000 barrels last week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), while stocks of gasoline and diesel fell.
UK Milford Haven refinery sale fails; plant shuttered
LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – A deal to rescue the UK's Milford
Haven oil refinery has collapsed, forcing operator Murphy Oil to
shut the plant with the loss of hundreds of jobs, the latest
victim of a slump in the European refining industry.
Emphasising the political cost of jobs being axed in the run
up to a UK general election next year, British Prime Minister
David Cameron called the decision "very disappointing".
Oil falls below $82 on weak Chinese data, supply glut
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Brent oil dropped to a new
four-year low below $82 a barrel on Wednesday, a fifth straight
day of losses, as weak economic data from top energy consumer
China intensified worries about demand as a global supply glut
Services sector growth in China weakened in October as new
business cooled, a private survey showed, coming just days after
data revealed sluggish factory growth in the world's
second-largest economy.
PetroIneos importing more W.African crude oil to UK's Grangemouth
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – PetroIneos is ramping up imports
of West African crude to its Grangemouth refinery in Scotland,
according to shipping fixtures, booking at least 5 million
barrels since the start of October amid lower prices and
technical problems at the plant.
The joint venture between PetroChina and Ineos
which runs the 210,000 barrel-per-day plant booked
the latest 1 million barrel Suezmax tanker on Thursday, shipping
fixtures show, with another four or five listed since the start
of the month.
Angolan oil output squeezed by LNG plant closure
MILAN/LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The lengthy shutdown of a
liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is helping push Angola's crude
oil exports to their lowest levels since 2006, having clogged
offshore platforms with unwanted gas supplies and forced
operators to limit extraction.
With few alternatives available to unblock oil flows, the
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The Husband's Message (HM) is an anonymous Old English poetic text included in Exeter, Cathedral Library 3501, the Exeter Book [see separate entry on the Exeter Book]. No convincing evidence for dating the poem has been provided so far and proposals range from the 8th century to the mid-10th, when the manuscript was copied. The mutilated state of the last pages of the Exeter Book – affected by burn damage – as well as the absence of headings and the similar design of capital letters and end-punctuation in folios 122b to 123b have provided problems for editors, who do not agree on the number of poems contained in this section of the manuscript. Some …
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