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Don't get up. So how are you? What happened, eh? Let me guess, Stefano told you that you could fly,and you jumped off a building. HeHe It's funny right, no I'm sorry Bad EJ, I should'nt be that cruel!
I am looking forward to Marlena, John and Kristen scenes. Hmm who I am pulling for? It sure is'nt Marlena :P
Jennifer dropping the charges against Nicole is shocking, she has to have an ulterior motive. I really don't care about Will or Sonny :sleep:
Are we actually going to see Stefano this time? I am tired of the pointles phone conversations. I hope that Ej means that, miss him and Stefano working together.
Eric and Nicole is a huge win for me. I am guessing that she learns that he is a priest, hence her being stunned at his annoucments.
I am actually surprised at John defending Kristen, judging her history, does he really believe that she chanted? Anyway, I hope they do reunite.
I am sure Kristen is going to 'patch' up Brady wounds, in more ways than one. Why do I sense a Brady/Kristen/John triangle? That could be the next big thing.
Ej Ej Ej, :shame: if the writers are going to really give them a chance, then I am pulling for them. However I do think Abby confiding her virginity to Gabby is foreshadowing. I am open to Ej & Abby, but not sold on them being an actual couple. I just want to see an affair, but that may change, depending on how their story is written.
I am sick of being disappointed about Ejami being closer, at this point Ej needs to just bed Abby for the fun of it.
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The inquiry report summarises the findings from three pieces of research looking at survey evidence from almost 3,500 disabled people and their families. The three reports examined the impact of universal credit on families with disabled children, people receiving the severe disability premium, and disabled working people.
Plans to cut a further £10 billion from social security spending by 2016-17 were signalled by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in his speech to the Conservative Party conference. These cuts would come on top of the £18 billion savings already announced by the government in 2010. In a joint newspaper article with Iain Duncan Smith, Work and Pensions Secretary, Osborne suggested that steps would be taken to limit the number of children in workless families for whom benefits are paid, and to withdraw housing benefit from young people under 25 who have never worked. Prime Minister David Cameron also specifically referred to housing benefit cuts for young people in his own conference speech a few days later.
The damaging impact of the government's proposed cuts to social security benefits has been highlighted in evidence submitted to a Birmingham City Council inquiry. The worst impacts will be felt on child poverty, people on low pay, young homeless people, disabled people, and people living in social housing.
The aim of the Council's inquiry is to understand what the implications of welfare cuts might be for communities and individuals in Birmingham, and whether there will be an impact on social cohesion in the city.
Council officials in the Prime Minister's own constituency have expressed concern over government plans to 'localise' support arrangements for council tax payers on low incomes. An internal report, seen by the Observer newspaper, criticises plans to make local authorities responsible for the arrangements from April 2013 while cutting the budget for them by 10 per cent.
West Oxfordshire District Council says that after it has met legal obligations to protect vulnerable groups (pensioners, the disabled and families with children) the 10 per cent cut will mean that people on low earnings will be hit disproportionately. It estimates that working-age people who currently pay nothing will suddenly have to find £420 a year.
Many local authorities are worried about a looming shortage of money for local schemes replacing Social Fund provision, according to campaigners.
The Social Fund currently helps people with needs that are difficult to meet from regular income. It provides maternity, funeral, cold weather and winter fuel payments; and a discretionary element covers community care needs, budgeting loans and crisis loans. From April 2013 key parts of the scheme will be replaced by new local arrangements, delivered by upper-tier local authorities in England and by the Scottish and Welsh Governments. Money for local schemes will not be ring-fenced.
Housing association tenants in Scotland stand to lose up to £228 million by 2017 as a result of the government's reforms to social security benefits, according to a report.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations commissioned a study of the direct and indirect impacts of welfare reform on working-age tenants of housing associations and cooperatives in Scotland. By 2017 many existing benefit payments, including housing benefit, will have been fully replaced with a single universal credit.
Many of society's most vulnerable people have been left in a 'fragile' state by the economic downturn and cuts to public services and benefits, according to a new study.
Researchers examined the lives of around 100 vulnerable people living in one north London borough. They used focus groups, face-to-face interviews and ethnographic studies in which researchers shadowed residents for a day. They focused on three groups: disabled residents and carers, young people, and families on low incomes.
The number of children living in vulnerable families will rise to over one million by 2015 unless urgent action is taken, a new report has warned.
A research study for three leading children's charities measured the number of families with children who are most vulnerable to adverse economic conditions, and how they will be affected over the next few years.
Public service workers face pay freezes and redundancy threats caused by austerity measures, according to a new report. The result is worsening personal finances, rising debt and cuts in spending on essential items.
Researchers from the Working Lives Research Institute carried out a survey of over 1,000 UNISON members, combining it with a number of face-to-face interviews. UNISON represents over 1.3 million members working in the public services or for linked private contractors.
Support for most local services, in the sense of seeing them as being essential, remains very high and has in some cases increased since 1999. This is despite several decades of the promotion of ideas about privatisation of services and the current Coalition government's austerity measures that have resulted in major reductions in spending on local public services, which will have a significant impact on both the level and quality of provision. In this context, this note explores the impact local services have on poverty, the quality and availability of services in poorer areas and the role local services play in anti-poverty strategies.


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Sunday, September 5, 2010
september must-read
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I have Nina Garcia's other books (The Little Black Book of Style, The Style Strategy, and The One Hundred), and I think that they are great resources for every woman who cares about how she looks. Nina has a very simple approach to building a wardrobe based upon your personal style. In this new book, she addresses what to wear for all of life's major and minor occasions from a job interview to a cocktail party to what to pack for your hospital bag when you're having a baby. This book will make a great addition to my personal library!
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
w magazine: georgia may jagger
I love this editorial from W Magazine featuring Georgia May Jagger. It looks like it was inspired by the f/w '10 Louis Vuitton show, and as you know, I loved that, too.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
september wish list
1 Abby toe cap ballet flats (J.Crew $128)
I'm feeling very accessories-oriented this month. I'm loving these Chanel-inspired ballet flats from J.Crew.
2 Franco Sarto Women's Panko (shoes.com $199)
Last fall, I purchased a gorgeous pair of flat black riding boots, and this fall I'm planning to get a slightly more rugged, yet still refined pair of flat brown boots (even though I am loving that the over-the-knee boots are still around for this season).
3 Enchanting Eyes Belt (anthro $54)
I recently discovered that I can wear belts, and now I am obsessed, and I picture myself wearing this particular beauty with my ivory lace pencil skirt and a chambray button-down.
4 Marc by Marc Jacobs Metal Studly (piperlime.com $32)
I've been feeling the need for some gold stud earrings for awhile, and these pyramid studs are perfect.
5 Essie Fall Collection 6pc (essie $48)
I have fallen in love with yet another collection from Essie.
6 I'm keeping this one a secret until I buy it...E-mail me for information.
Ever since Justin proposed to me, I've been feeling the need to build up a collection of timeless jewels. This necklace is stunning and I could see myself wearing it with everything from a little black dress to a black v-neck tee and jeans.
7 Michael Kors Large Hamilton Tote (michael kors $298)
Of course, my handbag pick for this season comes from Michael Kors. I LOVE this Birkin-ispired handbag which is right in line with the structured lady bags which are so popular right now. The vibrant orange color is way outside of my normal range of handbag colors, but I have fallen in love with it (and won't it look great with those brown boots?).
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Doesn't make me a better person, I know, I know. But you should have seen her face. Priceless. You wouldn't call me a horrible person if you had been there! Okay, maybe you would have but you would have helped me and laughed and be a horrible person yourself and this is becoming a way too long sentence.
Is this why I'm dead? Am I being punished for being a horrible person? But I don't think I was a horrible person before. Death has changed me.


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A new alert system should warn Ubuntu users via micro-blogging about potentially harmful updates.
In theory it should not happen, but in practice it occurs over and over: a particular package from Ubuntu's archives causes undo problems for many Ubuntu users. One example was in 2006 when an update disturbed the X server and left many users with a black screen after a reboot.
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Honoria stood at the head of the staircase greeting the guests as they entered and smoothing her fingers over the cool blue satin of her dress in the interval between arrivals.
Sixteen and finally a lady, she thought. For whatever that may be worth. Parties are such a mixture of tedium and gaiety. I expect being a lady will be much the same.
She shook hands automatically, as the next young gentleman was introduced to her. Headmaster Dippet had placed great emphasis on the importance of decorum, so much so that it had become ingrained in her.
"You will be a bridge between worlds, Miss Delagardie," he'd said, "one of the few such with standing among Muggles. You must not be anything less than the best both Wizard and Muggle have to offer."
That doesn't sound like an enjoyable way to spend one's life, Honoria thought, though I don't see any way out of it. Must take it as it comes, I suppose – that's all anyone seems to do, for all the talk of machinations and plots and diplomacy and things. At least tonight is all Muggle. No need to spend the evening avoiding a dance with Rabastan Malfoy. I can't decide what I think of him – either he's odiously clever or stupidly foolish, though he's tiresome in either case.
She extended her hand again, letting a rather flamboyant young man press his lips to the back of her glove as she continued her musings.
Not like Bilius Longbottom, who's rather delightful, though anyone can see he's mad for Muriel Prewett. I suppose it's much better to just let love take its course if two people are so devoted to each other. So many people these days get caught up with bloodlines instead. There's something to blood, I'm sure, but it's not so exclusive as it's made out to be.
"Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Denver, and Lord Mortimer Wimsey," announced the footman. Honoria looked up to greet the latest set of guests and her breath caught in her throat.
The young man had broad shoulders and a square, solid face from which bright blue eyes shone. He bowed over her hand in the prescribed manner, but his eyes remained locked to hers. Honoria found herself fascinated in a manner she couldn't quite explain—as if there was a subtle something, a fierceness perhaps, about the way he held himself that was different from the other men to whom she'd been introduced.
They stood there for what seemed to Honoria an eternity. But then, only a fraction of a second later than was strictly polite, he let go of her hand and stepped away towards the dance floor. Honoria fought to keep her eyes from following him.
Lord Mortimer Wimsey, she thought, is an enigma, or perhaps a double enigma, since he even hides his enigmaticness. Is that even a word? Nevertheless, there's a sort of magic about that man, however Muggle he must be. She smoothed her fingers over her dress idly, considering. Then she thought, decisively, I shall dance with him tonight.
24 November, 1931. Peter Wimsey, age 41
It was his birthday and Peter was feeling sorry for himself. He took a sip of his port, sliding his fingers along the stem of the glass. You ridiculous ass, Wimsey, he thought bitterly. You've nothing to offer a woman like Harriet Vane. Gratitude and feeble humor aren't worth anything near what she deserves.
He thought of Harriet's face as she'd sat in the dock at the trial, so very blank and empty and yet the spark of her spirit had been there nonetheless. How they could all have missed it, he didn't know.
And then, later, when she turned down his proposal for perhaps the fifteenth time, he'd looked up and seen something in her eyes. In that moment, he'd wanted more than anything to laugh, to shore up the wall between the world and his strange, naked passion for her. Instead, he'd swallowed the joke that came to his lips and turned his head away just long enough to gather his composure before changing the subject.
"Zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools," he murmured mockingly, twisting the glass along the tabletop. "And happy birthday to a great fool indeed." He tipped the glass to his lips and drank the last of it down.
15 October, 1947. Bredon Wimsey, Age 11
"Father," said the birthday boy, coming in to breakfast from the hallway, "there's a letter for me, all done in green ink. Isn't it queer? 'To Bredon Delagardie Peter Wimsey,'" he read. "'Second bedroom off the stairs, Talboys, Hertfordshire.'"
"Indeed?" said Lord Peter Wimsey, one eyebrow raised in placid inquiry. Inwardly, however, a small part of him was twitching. "May I see?"
The still-sealed letter was duly handed over and Peter's heart sunk as he ran his fingers over the seal on the reverse. 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus,' he thought. Damn, it would be so. With Bredon the heir, how are we to handle this? He will have so many other duties. He turned the parchment over in his hands pensively for a moment.
"Is this like Cap'en Treach and Mister Scatterblood?" asked Bredon, his eyes wide. "Or…" he paused, tentative, biting the edge of his lip "is magic for really and truly? 'Cause that'd be wicked."
"Young Phaethon," Peter murmured, turning his gaze from the parchment to Bredon's upturned, eager face. "He was not ready." But all the denials of Helios could not hold him back, of that I am sure, he thought. Then he sighed and said, "really and truly," and damned himself for the pleasure he felt at the grin spreading across Bredon's face.
Bredon said, with even more enthusiasm, "does that mean I really did turn George Wagget yellow that one time? 'Cause he said I must'a done it, only I didn't think I could've. Except I said he was more've a coward even than Joey Maggs and everyone could see it, too, how yellow he was."
Peter bit his lip and wondered how on earth he was going to tell Harriet.
27 March, 1919. Mervyn Bunter, age 37
Bunter set the usual cup of tea and plate of expertly buttered toast on the table next to his master's favorite chair. Lord Peter's shock of now faintly graying hair stood out over the top of the chair's back and Bunter made a mental note to begin searching for the services of a tactful barber.
It won't do, he thought, to put Major Wimsey, no, he schooled himself, being only two months into his current employment and still used to thinking of the man in his former role, to put Lord Peter into the hands of someone unused to his condition. The damage that might be done with a flashy blade will undo all I have accomplished so far.
"Thank you, Bunter," came Lord Peter's hoarse voice, his hand immediately reaching for the tea. It will be a good day for him, it seems, thought Bunter, and he made another mental note to add honey to the next cup.
"Of course, my lord," he said deferentially, and started to see himself out.
"Bunter," his master said as he reached the doorway, and Bunter froze. During the war Bunter had respected his commanding officer precisely because of Major Wimsey's sense of responsibility. He had never been careless with his men's lives. But afterwards, Lord Peter's shell shock had manifested itself in, among other things, a pathological fear of making decisions, having seen so many of the ones he'd been forced to make end in death. And so he had lived for months now, never so much as asking for his eggs to be made a different way or for the curtains to be opened or closed.
"Yes, my lord?" said Bunter carefully, taking a step closer.
Slowly Lord Peter rose from his chair and crossed to the desk at the end of the room. He withdrew an envelope and turned to hold it out. Bunter quickly stepped forward to take it, his hands noting the substantial wad of something inside.
Lord Peter nodded at him. "You shall have the rest of the day off, Bunter," he said, and turned away. Bunter's mouth hung open for a moment, then he recollected himself.
"My lord?" he said tentatively. Lord Peter settled himself into his chair again, but Bunter could see the corner of his mouth turn up just slightly before his face was hidden by the wing of the chair.
"Even a wretch so preoccupied as myself cannot be enough of an ass as to forget your natal day, Bunter," Lord Peter pronounced. "Your mother lives nearby; I am sure you will wish to go and see her. Give her my congratulations on a job well done."
"Yes, my lord," said Bunter automatically. "I will just go and give cook instructions for your luncheon and tea, then."
Lord Peter said nothing more, so Bunter let himself out. He eyed the envelope for a moment. A small decision, he thought, and well within the purview of merely habit for a man such as my lord. And yet I cannot help but take some measure of hope from it. Bunter tucked the envelope into his jacket with customary decorum, but he turned towards the kitchen with something that might almost have been called a smile on his face.
12 May, 1977. Harriet Vane Wimsey, age 77
Though she'd always imagined having children of her own, Harriet's vision of her later life had never been quite like this. For one thing, there were so many of them, her children and her children's children and so on. For another, they seemed to genuinely like her, in a way that she'd never done with her own father. She'd loved him, certainly, but theirs had been a distant relationship, colored by an obscure feeling of obligation (on both sides, Harriet rather thought).
Her own children, however, were rather different. What they wanted, it became apparent, was to be taken seriously, even when playing. It was the sort of thing Peter had taken to with splendid natural ability, and they'd come together as a family in a way that Harriet had never really expected. But it pleased her, not only for her own sake but also because it gave Peter that feeling of fatherly satisfaction that so suited him. Peter had to be old before he could truly be young, she thought, watching him now as he carefully supervised the building of a tree fort by Charles and Mary's older grandchildren.
And there was Peter, yes, again and always, looking up at her from beneath one unruly lock of hair, now pale with gray instead of pale with yellow, his face alive and un-weighted as he turned from a solemn appreciation of the plans sketched for him in the dirt at the base of the tree. Peter was solid, somehow, she thought. She'd been afraid, at first, afraid to place trust in anything outside herself. And yet Peter had proven himself, perhaps in an odd way, with those frequent proposals, to be constant. Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build, she said to herself. Yes, I chose well, in the end.
Harriet smiled at her husband and shifted slightly in her chair, fingers tapping against the arm. Some part of her wished to be writing still, though it had become difficult of late to devote sufficient concentration to any task. Instead she'd taken to encouraging younger writers, giving a lecture here and there and working more closely with those that seemed to have the requisite amount of sense. It was satisfying, in a way, to assure herself that those with adequate parts of both practicality and imagination continued to exist, that though the world had changed so very much, some things remained. Stability again. Harriet, old girl, you have gone rather soft, she thought.
Still, if that is the worst of who I have become, I shall be happy, she thought. It has been a good life. I hope I shall live to see another year of it. That is the best anyone can say.


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Is perfect the name of the child or the penguin?!ReplyDeleteReplies
lol! The penguin.., I haven't had a child named "Perfect" yet!Delete
Love this activity! Your anchor chart turned out so adorable! I love that they picked other penguins as favorites because they were neat. Too funny.ReplyDelete
I watched Bachelor Pad and I am still shocked by Tony proposing to Blakely. I'm concerned for his son. And Nick oooh he got everyone good. Not a fan of him and he made Kalon look like an angel. Overall this season was a disappointment for me. Did you like it?
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I didn't mind this season for what it was... background noise lol. I always have it on while I'm working on lesson plans or something! I was so surprised by Nick and I think karma will come back and bite him in the you know what!
Dude . . . nice writing samples friend. You definitely have a workable crew this year ;). Lovin' that anchor chart too. I think you need to come visit me so you can help me make mine cuter. You got mad skills sweets!ReplyDelete
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I found your blog through Teacher Idea Factory's giveaway! Your blog and activities are adorable...so happy to have discovered a great new {to me} blog :)ReplyDelete
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Chapter 44
Two weeks later Jill left Thom.
Markoff became aware of what had happened as he was walking through a bevy of new construction at the Taj Mahal. He'd been let back into the shopping center only recently but already his workers were laboring around the clock. Checking up on them he watched as they beat dry wall into the charred I-beams of the shops and ran rebar around the outside of what was to be the new turret for the courtyard.
"Jill's coming to live with us." His wife said matter of factly. She'd called him on his cell phone. "She doesn't have much. Just her telescope and two or three suitcases full of clothes."
"Why?" He asked, jamming a finger in his ear. He had to strain to hear her over the saws and hammering
"Thom's dad." Myrah answered simply.
"Just living with him?"
"Yep." Myrah replied. "He's always creeping around the house upstairs."
"Doing what? Looking?"
"Yeah." She answered. "He's apparently got some sort of sick fascination with the student diggers. He found that stupid rifle that she bought last summer in a closet yesterday. He started messing around with it and accidently discharged a round into their roof. She's had enough."
"Did she bring the gun?"
"She's not interested in the gun."
Markoff watched as a group of men mixed mortar in a corner of the courtyard. They poked at the bucket like the volunteers poking the grass in their search for his neighbor. "How long is she staying?" He asked.
"I don't know." His wife shot back. "She doesn't have a job and her families all dead so it'll probably be for a little while."
The builder sighed. "Does Thom know?"
"I don't think so."
"Somebody should tell him." He muttered.
"It sure as hell ain't going to be me." Myrah spat. "He's your stupid friend anyway."
"I don't know if I'd call Thom a friend." Markoff admitted.
"Well you're more stuck up his ass than I am."
"I'll go over there and let him know tonight if he hasn't already figured it out for himself."
The builder hung up. Down one of the avenues he could look off into the field next door and see where the slab had already been poured for The Forbidden City. The Japanese wanted the Taj Mahal rebuilt and repaired before they got too far with that project. He'd delighted them recently by securing a roller coaster designer from Disney World to work on a contract basis drafting plans for the ride that was to be set between the two. The man said he would give patrons a rocking thrill-ride through the wonders of the world.
Markoff began to worry about his own marriage.
Myrah had been short and abrupt with him ever since New Years Day. It had started out in little ways at first but over time the builder began to notice the change. Sometimes he feared coming home lest he be informed of another one of his shortcomings.
What had started off as a few minor disagreements had now evolved into an almost constant criticism of his life. His wife had called him fat, she had talked about his thinning hair, she had picked apart the movies that he loved, she had told him that his buildings were making the world an uglier place, the prize deer head that he'd mounted on the wall of his study annoyed her to no end. She'd called it disgusting and tacky.
Markoff knew that he wasn't without sin in the matter. For too long a time he'd been an extremely self-centered and inconsiderate husband. Not in any outward way mind you but rather with a general disregard that he had for the things that she did. This thought had occurred to him one day while shopping for his daughter.
Until her son had refused to go to soccer anymore and Myrah had stopped bringing home new gear, Markoff had no idea of the things that she'd bought for Justine's sport.
The fact suddenly dawned on him on the afternoon that she had called from a scrimmage needing new shin guards. That day he went everywhere looking for what his daughter needed himself.
His daughter had misplaced her gear and wouldn't be allowed to play without new pads. She needed to have a replacement delivered to her fast. Markoff at first tried to contact his wife in order to get her to run the errand but when he couldn't reach Myrah he'd gone to Decoys and Deer alone. It had been an experience that could best be related to a man becoming lost in the wilderness.
The builder had walked back and forth with an animal-like desperation. He'd paced through the taxidermal displays of wild game and lurched out of place and awkward around the huge tanks of swimming fish mounted in the floors. He'd wandered through the guns and the fishing reels frantically trying to find the place where Myrah had gone so many times in the past to buy the children's their sports equipment.
Eventually the builder had to ask a kid stocking coats where to find the shin guards. The boy pointed him in the right direction and only then, after spending nearly forty-five minutes completely helpless in the huge store did he realize how daunting it must be for his wife to go in there. She'd bought him hunting equipment and a nice coat with straps and zippers all over it and he'd taken that for granted.
There were other ways that he realize that he wasn't perfect as well. He let his mood about work affect his interactions with the kids. He was short and abrupt when he was looking down the barrel of the gun and worried about taking a financial bullet or a smear against his reputation. He would yell at Jose and he daughter. He'd force them out of the theater to sit alone and collect his thoughts while they ran to Myrah to tell her about the unjust way that he'd treated them.
Markoff felt particularly guilty over what he'd said about the boy's weight. It wasn't that he was wrong. The kid was fat. What bugged the builder most about what he'd said though was that the only solution that he saw to the matter was through sports.
It had come as a complete shock to his perspective on life when he'd dropped in on the boy that night after the town hall meeting. When he saw that the kid was becoming a talented builder he no longer felt that the kid had been lazy in spending all that time locked away in his dirty room. Markoff realized that there were grander achievements than the touchdown and better things than shin guards and soccer trophies.
The builder was slowly realizing that he might not have all the answers.
Without really knowing it Markoff was growing up. All this time he'd been functioning like an adult, and he looked like and adult but there were still challenges that he tackled like a child. The absence of Kinkaid had showed him that there was more to consider than muscle cars and beer. Dan's accident revealed to him that the sporting life didn't make you invincible. Thom's misplaced happiness and decline of his marriage made him realize how his own was slowly coming off of its rails.
Wallace told the builder to love everything and he looked at his family and loved them for who they were, not who he wanted them to be. This was what he wanted to tell Myrah. He didn't want to talk about building or budgets or his boat. He just wanted to tell his wife that he was proud of her for her sign.
Two workers pushed a pallet of sheet rock past him. In the parking lot at team of scientist from NASA pulled up in a black van. Getting out they walked into the courtyard and knelt inside the mosaic of the sun. Silently they began to pray.
The Space Agency no longer had any interest in this facility. It wasn't a place where they were looking for the meteor. Be that as it may, the foreigners still came here to kneel.


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Ransom a Loner
Claudia called to me, so I answered.
Daniel talked to me, so I ignored him.
The doctor dropped the news… I tried to forget about it.
Claudia, not able to walk? Just the thought of a human
being having that simple liberty taken from them was enough. Tragedy always
seemed to strike me, and it glanced off… but when it hit a friend of mine, it
felt ten times worse. It hit me straight in the heart… and I was too stunned to
stand up.
She was crying now, shaking her head in denial. The facts
were there, and she was just told to live with it. Imagining Claudia rolling
around in a wheelchair for the rest of her life was in itself too hard to
picture, even in the most creative of minds.
The doctor kept describing to her the details of her
condition, but my ears weren't working, and neither was my voice. It was as if
everything in my body had become numb… I couldn't cope with her hurt, and not
when the pain was always there… forever.
Claudia finally spoke. She took a deep breath, set a firm
facial expression, and nodded towards the door. "I… I'd just like to have some
time… with myself. I'd like it if you could leave… please".
Daniel and I both looked at each other; we despised each
other, of course, but we both understood the situation well enough. I waved my
hand out the door, and the two of us departed. I took one last look at Claudia,
one tear-streaked look. And she met it.
"I… I…" Daniel struggled to say something, but I tuned
him out. I wasn't in the mood to be hanging around him now, or with anyone. I
needed to sleep before I destroyed myself over this… I didn't even know if I
should sleep. I might have nightmares of her crippled for her entire lifetime,
mooching off of everyone because she can't do anything otherwise.
I quickened my pace, walking off away from him. I thought
I heard him call me back, but I must have neglected his request and continued
on my way. Before I knew it, the hospital doors were swinging behind me as I
blew through them. Sniffling from what little crying I had done out of the
building, I searched for my car.
Would she be able to do anything? Could she ever be the
same? Events such as this could scar a person, destroying their personality.
Claudia was happy, cheerful… I sadly believed it would change to sadness and
remorse. She was bothering my hand with whatever could happen to her… whatever
she goes through, she'll go to Daniel. I confessed to her first… she should
remember that day. Just one kiss is all it took to forget me I guess.
I decided to stop before I became more bitter about the
situation than remorseful. There was only one elevator at our school… how would
she get around? Not only that, but the hospital bill was soaring in terms of
money. I asked Claudia if I could help her pay for it, and so did Daniel, but
she refused both of our offers.
I flipped out my phone. Charles hadn't been notified of
the surgery following the accident, so I assumed it would be nice enough to bring him in on what's
going on. It was just going to be a simple text giving him the basics… but I
never finished.
A hand clasped onto my mouth, preventing me from
screaming. My struggles were held back by a strong force, my arms soon pinned
hard behind my back. As I reared back and kicked, I was slowly dragged towards
a maroon mustang. I recognized it instantly. It was the last thing I saw before
something hit me on the head and darkness consumed me.
When I woke up… surprisingly enough… I was in an entirely
unknown environment. It was a room obviously. I was situated in a wooden chair,
and I could feel my hands tied firmly together behind me, and my legs too were
restrained. The walls were dark gray and peeling… my God… where was I?
This was a kidnapping… I was captured. As my heart began
to race, I thought back to the last thing I witnessed. My phone, a figure
grabbing me… and the car. It wasn't a regular car… it was a maroon mustang… the
very same car owned by…
Craig Johnson!
If I could, I would scream bloody murder. Was this
revenge? Did anyone know I was missing? What's going to happen? The questions
came, giving me a bigger headache that I previously had. My heart was about to
blow up… it was a kidnapping… I was kidnapped…
The lone door at the corner of the room creaked open
slowly. The ugly, well-built figure of Craig Johnson filled the room, a crazy
grin on his face… crazy grin? He never smiled with his teeth. That's when I
noticed what was in his hands; pills.
"Having fun… oh we're all having fun today" he muttered
as he approached me. "You've witnessed it all… why don't you tell me Loner?"
It took a while before I realized I was asked a question.
I had no chance of answering it, what with the cloth on my mouth blocking my
speech. I was forced to breathe through my nose.
"This is nothing… this is…" a few pills entered his
system, "this is a reunion. Just imagine yourself at a reunion, with all your
friends. I'm there too… pink rainbows and everything else!" With a joyful laugh
uncharacteristic of him, he sat down on the floor next to me. A gun protruded
from his pocket.
"You can hear me, can't you?" he asked me. He stood up
and slapped me across my face. "Then why can't you talk back!?"
He finally took notice of the cloth that covered my
mouth. "Ah, stupid me. I should've just removed this beforehand. Stupid, stupid
As soon as he tore the cloth off of me, I started
shouting. "Who do you think you are, Craig? A madman? Look at yourself! You've
gone crazy!"
Craig glared at me and responded quite calmly. "I'm not
crazy. These pills… they strengthen me if anything. They give me a breath of
life". He took a deep breath, then sat back down. "You see, ever since you
decided to kill yourself… ever since that day… I've been a villain to everyone!
It's not like I stabbed you".
I shook my head. "It certainly felt like it to me. Maybe
next time you should consider not screwing someone's life over and seeing what
"I won't let you keep shouting" Craig replied icily, his
hand moving towards the gun. I turned away, breathing heavily. If Craig was
overdosing and was still as evil and cruel as before… he would shoot me. He was
crazy enough to do it.
He smiled and slipped the cloth back over my mouth, much
to my dismay and struggles. He slapped me again, and walked out of the room.
"You've been gone for a few hours I'd say… best make the phone call. Why would
one ransom a Loner? I don't even know!" He took another few pills from the
canister. "It's gonna be fun!"
The door slammed behind him, and I was alone in the
darkness of the room once again.
I think I started crying. I knew how these situations
worked… once the money rolled in, the hostage had his head blown into bits.
With Craig seemingly unstable on drugs, I had no way of knowing what exactly he
would do.
One option presented itself to me; escape. He was
overdosing, so for all I knew he wasn't up to his full strength or wasn't smart
enough to use it. I felt the bonds that held me tightly and looked around the
room for something that could break them. Some sharp, metallic pillar stuck out
nearby my chair. If I could just get over there, I might be able to release
'I am not ready to die' I thought to myself. I began
rocking back and forth, and to my joy, the chair moved in the direction I
needed it to go. I might have some hope if I could overtake him when he came
back in the room.
In no time at all, the pole rested behind me, and I was
hard at work destroying the ties. I felt a sharp stinging sensation, and the
faint feeling of blood exiting your body. Ignoring this, I continued my antics.
My hands were moving around more than they used to, so it was obviously
With a 'snap'-ing sound, my arms shot up in the air,
finally free. An ugly cut was on my right hand, blood pouring out of it. I
couldn't worry about it now, so I stood up and hopped to the pillar to release
my legs. After a minute or two, my body was under control.
I hid beside the door, right behind its arc. When Craig
opened the door, it would hide me from him, and I could surprise him or at
least make a run for it. In short, my chances of escaping this situation got
"Oh yes, why don't you come fetch him? I'd like my money
first, and I won't do anything without it" I heard Craig speak. He was calling
the police without a doubt. I knew how this probably ended for me… but did he
know what happened to him?
The door swung open, and Craig entered. "I'll give you
proof of life when I get my money!" he shouted. With a 'click', I heard his
phone turn off.
"What the-"
I jumped on top of him, bringing him down to the ground.
I punched him quickly, not allowing him to counter. However, his brute strength
got in a good blow to my head, but it pushed me in the direction of the open
door. Without thinking, I ran out of it.
A hand snatched me just before I leaped through the
window. "You're going nowhere until I see some money in my pocket. Are we
However, the sound of sirens entered the scene. With a
loud curse word from Craig, he dragged me back into the room I was kept in. He
returned with new ties and bound me back to the chair, placing it far away from
the metal pillar as though he knew that was what I used.
Suddenly, he changed his mind. "I'll bring you up to the
action. Let's see how those little police boys fare against me".
"You're crazy" I spat as he dragged me along. "You won't
get out of this situation". He looked over at me, and his eyes showed sadness. "You
think I'm completely drugged… stoned beyond assistance. No… no I'm not. I've seen life as it is, Lionel… like you
have. Suicide though, is not how I shall leave this world!"
"This is suicide!" I screamed at him, his logic puzzling.
The phone in Craig's hand rang. Instinctively, he walked
over to a window and parted the curtains aside. I noticed the police cars
surrounding his residence, and a new feeling of hope engulfed me. They were
cops, they knew what they were doing.
"Darn, they got here fast…" Craig muttered, holding the
gun close to him. He dragged me back into the room he had held me in
previously. No matter what was going on, what with his situation even more
dire, he showed no signs of stress. It almost looked like he was… enjoying
I was terrified. The action of bringing me back into this
room seemed to be like an execution; the police were here, closing in, so he
was going to cut his losses. However, he did nothing but leave the room only to
return with a camera.
"What's this for?" I asked, becoming nervous. Only Craig
would want to see my death on video so he could watch it over and over again.
"The doctor told me it would be a good idea to write a
book, so I did something like it… he thought it was a good idea".
He took a deep breath, sitting on the floor as he did so.
"Listen… it was ever since he nearly died my life flew upside down and crashed…
right down on top of me… and it killed me. I felt depression…"
"Samantha left me… she felt sorry for you… and even
though she was as guilty as me, she put all the blame on me! Look where I went
because of that!"
I laughed. "She's gonna burn under the Earth one day, and
you'll be there too Craig".
He shook his head. "No… I'm going down a saint… the pills
gave me the light I needed. They were meant to make the depression go away… and
they worked so well! So well! So well… greatly. They showed me I needed action.
You saw the need for action… didn't you?"
As crazy as it was… I was starting to understand Craig's
logic. Crazy Craig holding the gun and chugging down pills like his job made
sense. That in itself made no sense.
"You tell me Lionel if this sounds familiar to you… a
life full of crap, no forgiveness, the only thing left to do… action. Just tell
me, yes or no… does that sound like anyone?" He gestured dramatically across
the room. "Does that sound like anyone in this room?"
"It's me, I know… but your life had been perfect before
then!" I countered.
He disagreed. "Lionel, your life was bad suddenly at one
part. So was mine. Think about it…" Craig rattled the pill canister, and
hearing many pills still remained, took a few out and swallowed them, his crazy
smile reappearing.
I thought back… and it was Daniel. If it started
suddenly, then it started with him. He moved in one day, and I was happy to see
my old wingman back by my side. All he did was decimate any hope I had of going
out with Claudia. Look how far he took that relationship! She can't even walk
Craig turned on the phone, setting the video recording
supplies aside. "So, you're finally here. I was starting to get lonely in my
little fortress of solitude… of course, I'm not alone here".
I could hear the police officer on the other end of the
line. "Listen, this is a delicate situation, kidnappings. We need to know
whether or not Stephens is still alive or not. Proof of life is required if you
wish to earn your ransom money".
"You wanna hear him?" Craig asked the man in a jokingly
manner. "The money's coming first. I don't care what you require, I want to see
my money!"
The phone was turned off and chucked out the door. "They
don't know how I run this show". He pointed the gun at my head, laughing. "I
told you that I'm going to die a saint… a hero. I'll regain my pride, my old
life in one moment!"
It was my turn to laugh. "Craig, I understand you
perfectly… it's him, you know, not me. I wouldn't be a problem to you if it
wasn't him… do you know that?"
Craig laughed back, and he leaned on the wall, slowly
sliding down it. "I'm drugs man, and I don't even understand you…"
I laughed in response. "No, no… him… the wingman…"
"British kid?"
"Nah, nah…" I felt drugged myself, "it's Daniel, man.
He's created the problem. If he never returned, it would be Claudia and I…
forever!" I cried the last word. My emotions were making me feel crazy, and
almost as much as Craig.
"Oh yeah… I beat him up one day. That was a fun day"
Craig said drowsily.
He brought the gun down, no longer pointing at me, but at
himself. "You know what, why don't we both put down the agreement right here.
You had a knife, I have a gun, I'll be dead before you know it".
I shook my head. "No… if you go out there… see… you
sounded smart enough… you've even made me see what needs to happen!"
He laughed hysterically. "Come on, I kidnapped you! This
isn't a fun experience for you!"
I disagreed. "It was scary, no doubt about it… but it's
different now. The tables aren't turned, Craig, they were moved entirely. If
you got out there, your hands raised, put the gun on the ground… you'll walk
away from this. You want your life back, you'll get it!"
I could hear footsteps racing up to the doorstep,
commands being shouted from beyond the walls.
I pointed in the directions of these sounds. "They're
coming Craig, just give up the gun, put your hands up, and walk away from
He just walked outside the door, leaving it open. He
tossed something towards me; a bouncing ball. For whatever reason, it seemed as
though he wanted me to keep it. He started laughing, standing right in the way
of the door.
"What is this for?" I asked him.
"It means something" he said. There was a defiant sound
to his voice; it was clear, none of the effects of the drug intervening to make
him insane momentarily. He meant what he said.
While I wanted to try and stop him from doing this, I
didn't feel like it; he still was, all in all, a criminal, and should be
treated accordingly. There was just a small, nagging feeling of not liking how
this was going to play out. I hated Craig… but yet he made so much sense in the
past hour, more than the most educated man in the world. My emotions were in a
flux one again.
The crash of the door rang throughout the house. Craig's
laughing still persisted through the calls of men telling him to drop his
weapon. Suddenly, the sound of gunshots came on top of the previous noise.
Craig's body flailed around like a ragdoll. He fell flat on the ground and lay
One of the policemen noticed me tied up in the dark room.
Within a few minutes, they were able to free me and take me away from the
house. When I stepped outside, I was greeted with the darkness of the early
morning. Barriers were lined up around the house keeping the multiple citizens
away from the perimeter of the house.
I sighed, hoping that things would get better soon. I
didn't know where to go now that I was free, so I searched for any familiar
faces in the crowd.
Charles was right in the front row.
I must have been a curious sight; I was red around the
ankles, wrists, my right hand was bleeding, my clothes were ruffled, my face
was scared, and a bouncing ball rested in my left hand.
But I wasn't alone. That was one comforting thought.
Absent-mindedly, I played with the bouncing ball as the police men led me to a
SWAT vehicle to give a quick statement to them on what had happened. It was an
easy summary. Afterwards, I sat down on a nearby bench bouncing the ball on the
It burst open, revealing a key.
Startled, I leaned back a bit, then once the shock passed
over, I recovered the object. Whatever it was, it was something close to Craig
Johnson, and he wanted me to keep it. Sadly, if it opened anything, it was
probably in the house he held me in.
I saw Charles rushing towards me, looking genuinely
"Held hostage? Your bloody kidding me… are you alright?" he asked me,
I nodded. "I'm okay. I got out of it better than I could
have. The same can't be said for Craig…"
"I knew he was a natural-born criminal scum" Charles
said, slamming his fist into his hand. "The day he came on Earth was the day we
all vomited".
"It just doesn't sit right with me… his death" I said,
half-regretting saying these words.
Charles glared at me. "Mate… he tried to kill you… twice
if you count emotionally scarring enough to do… that one thing".
"They gunned him down like a thug, Charles" I snapped,
rather out-of-character for me. "He wasn't Bonnie and Clyde… they just shot him
"People like him get what they deserve in the end"
Charles replied.
I pulled out my phone, running through my contacts, which
was the start of something. "He made sense though, Charles… he talked to me,
and I understood. I know he was on drugs… but I could hear his reasoning".
"Mate, don't tell me you're listening to Craig Johnson of
all people! And even when he's stoned!" Charles exclaimed, angry over the
"He was right about something, Charles… you didn't hear
him. He knew my situation, which was like his life currently… he knew action
had to be done, so he did. Action has to be done, Charles".
"For God's sake, don't kidnap a man!" Charles said
I shook my head as I located Daniel in my contacts. "I
won't. Rather, I'll just leave him alone to himself. I've gotten tired of him.
Craig showed me what I should have done long ago".
I pressed the erase button. The 'Are you sure?' pop-up
appeared, and I hit 'Yes'.
Goodbye Daniel.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat 4 eggs, add
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1/3 cup white sugar
1 cup peanut oil
15 oz. can of pureed pumpkin -- beat until all is fluffy.
Stir together 2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons apple pie spice
1 teaspoon ginger
3/4 cup golden raisins
Add to beaten wet ingredients and mix well.
Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes.
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[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2244?page=all ] Aaron Mulder updated GERONIMO-2244: ----------------------------------- Priority: Major (was: Critical) I remember having a larger discussion around the geronimo-module:naming versus geronimo-naming:naming elements, whether we needed a "type" (j2eeType) as well as a "type" (module's Artifact type), and so on. I don't remember where we left that. Eventually, I think we should support explicit references identifying the component's module by its full group/artifact/version/type (I could see perhaps foo/bar/1/war depending on foo/bar/1/jar so there'd be some reason to distinguish). > Explicit reference fail when module type is not "car" > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Key: GERONIMO-2244 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2244 > Project: Geronimo > Issue Type: Bug > Security Level: public(Regular issues) > Components: deployment, console > Affects Versions: 1.1 > Reporter: Aaron Mulder > Fix For: 1.1.x > > > Currently the <pattern> used in the naming schema includes group, artifact, and version, but not type. In ENCConfigBuilder.buildAbstractNameQuery, the type is hardcoded to "car". This means that if you use a naming:pattern with an artifactId, it only works if the target module's type is actually "car". This is not true, for example, for several module types created by the admin console, as well as in general for user-defined modules. > The naming:pattern element should include a "type" element, and ENCConfigBuilder (and any other necessary code) should respect it. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Never ending deadlines, demands and no cohesive vision will leave you feeling dazed and uninspired. We all know what it feels like to want to get something accomplished but being pulled in too many directions can often leave us feeling depleted of the inspiration we needed to complete the task at hand. During a meeting on Friday with one of the members from our design team, we discussed the different forms of inspiration out there for our design team to be able to pull from. Most times, workplace inspiration isn't hard to come by, the key is to diversify your influences so that you're not limiting yourself to just one way of pulling inspiration from outside sources. What do you do when you're in a creative rut? How are you getting re-inspired? If you had to think too hard to answer those questions then this article is for you. Here are a few tips to help you find creative inspiration in the most uncommon places.
Sounds a bit crazy, but it's actually a really great source for drawing inspiration. Glara Ahn who's the Lead Designer for Dropbox talked about how the release of Beyoncé's recent album, Lemonade had become a source of inspiration for her and her team. This shows that companies are seeing the value in extracting inspiration from full visual albums or music in general. The tools we need are often found in the most uncommon, peculiar places. It is our ability to tap into what isn't the normal routine for us that usually gives us the inspiration we need. Music, uncommon yet effective when it comes to drawing inspiration. Whatever your taste in music is, now is a great time to start relying on it to get you inspired.
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Over the past few years social media has become one of the most resourceful tools there is. During our meeting on Friday our main discussion was how we could better utilize sites such as Pinterest to serve as mood boards that foster innovation and creativity within our work. Pinterest allows you to make boards for whatever it is that captures your eye and makes you feel inspired. Being able to revert back to the boards you create on Pinterest is a great way to pull you out of your creative rut. Also, browsing blog sites, online magazines and Instagram's are a great way to spark your creativity as well.
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AMC announced this week that the ôBreaking Badö spinoff, ôBetter Call Saul,ö will premiere in November 2014, but no specific date has been released.
The series will follow sleazy attorney Saul Goodman, played by Bob Odenkirk, as he defends drug lords, criminals and those allegedly injured in minor traffic accidents.
The network has already created a website for the fiction lawyer, with Saul Goodmanĺs signature videos boasting how he can get anyone out of legal trouble. The website includes ôtestimoniesö from a drug dealer and prostitute who tell potential clients how he got them out of jail.
ôBreaking Bad,ö which ended last year and was filmed in Albuquerque, followed former high school teacher Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston. White produced methamphetamine with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul.
Odenkirk played their attorney who came up with money laundering schemes from his Albuquerque shopping mall office.
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ôAnd then, bam! Saul Goodman shows up,ö Jones says in the video. ôHeĺs like, get out of here cop, because of the Constitution.ö
Within two days, Jones said he was back on the street and ôburning one with my homies.ö
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Discussion in 'Colorado Football Message Board' started by Lt.Col.FrankSlade, Jun 2, 2007.
That is ****ing ugly. **** you, Nike.
FUGLY, like I feared.:sad2:
Do the sleeves seem REALLY long? Or is that just me?
not nearly as bad as i was bracing myself for.....
Looks like a hockey jersey, WTF?
Its pretty ugly, but could be worse considering its Nike.
Yes, they do seem long. And, the numbers are ridiculously big and ugly. Why are we making it so hard to read the "Colorado" on the jersey? ****.
Fugly but as long as no "all-whites", I can live with it.
I agree gold and black pants only
I noticed this picture on the CUbuffs.com website.
Are we getting the BYU "bib" treatment??
the real thing actually looks quite a bit different. if you go to the cu website and look at the jerseys on the banner, thats what they will look like, much smaller numbers. that is a cheap replica jersey
beat me to it!
i assume there will be a "Nike" half stripe on the pants.
i don't see the reason for the change. that ain't no revolution.
I dont think so, just looks like the jerseys are made up of a billion different panels.
Looks like there is a dick notch :huh:
well, dang it!!! which one is it, then? :huh:
i wanna know NOW!!!!
I can live with them as long as we start winning some games :smile2:
I think the pants do have the Nike half stripe- sort of like the Broncos pants.
Reason for the change -- Nike wanted to make one.
Alright, those are a little better without those ghetto ass huge numbers. I can deal with these, I think. I hope they have some pictures of the real jerseys up on the website soon.
well, welcome to video game football reality.
and good to know the AD is trying sell/pawn these off on Buff fans?
That's true...Nike designed the Broncos some unis that many would call fugly. But, after two Super Bowls in a row...they looked mighty fine to me.
silver numbers are gay
I think thats the back of the jersey not the front
a **** notch then.
which could be even more disconcerting. :wow: :smile2:
i just got back from folsom and i am pissed. These jerseys are horrible. There is no way i'm going to shell out 75 bucks for this piece of ****. I am pissed off at nike and Hawk for going with it. ****! This ruined my day.
Is this uniform any better? The jersey is similar to the late 80s and early 90s, but the COLORADO wasn't on the front at the time.
30, you just provided the silver lining for the back. i was not liking too much the oversized numbers, but should have remembered that it looks like a classic.
we won a nc with that look, ladies and gentlemen!
Why are you pissed at Hawkins? Do you have some reason to believe that he is personally responsible for making the uniform selection?
Hawkins is just another wheel in the Nike cog. Nike supplies CU with athletic equipment for ALL sports - they also pay a significant portion of Hawkins salary. I doubt Hawkins (or any head coach at CU while the Buffs have been under the Nike contract) had a whole lot of say-so in the matter.
Remove the Gold trimming. The shirt looks like a ******'s black silverado with the tacky trimming.
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Tim Ryan Brings SEL Bill Back to CongressBy Jill Suttie | May 7, 2013 | 0 comments
Today, Congressman Tim Ryan re-introduces his bill to support the growth of social-emotional learning in schools.
Kids go to school to learn how to read, write, think, and reason. But that's not enough in school and in life, according to many education experts. Students must also know how to understand and manage their emotions and to get along well with others, if they hope to thrive in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.
Or, at least, that's what Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) believes.
On May 8, Ryan re-introduced legislation to encourage social-emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms all over the country. The legislation is called the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act, and it amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). If passed, this legislation would allow funding for teacher and principal training to go toward social-emotional development, and encourage more classroom and school-wide programs in SEL.
The bill was first introduced by Ryan and others in 2011 as HR 2437. Now Congressman Ryan, along with Congressional co-sponsors Dave Loebsack, Tom Petri and Matt Cartwright, hopes that there is more support for it.
Congressman Ryan, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, has become a champion of social-emotional learning and, in particular, the practice of mindfulness—one of several techniques used in schools to help kids gain social and emotional literacy. Training in mindfulness—or the ability to pay attention to present thoughts, emotions, and experience without judgment—has been shown to help kids feel less stressed, get along better with teachers and peers, and pay more attention in class. After meeting with researchers around the country who study mindfulness, Ryan published a book in 2012 called A Mindful Nation to help promote wider acceptance of the practice.
Research on the benefits of SEL is hard to ignore. In a 2011 meta-analysis of over 200 studies, scientists found that children who went through SEL programs in their schools had higher levels of social and emotional competency, expressed more positive attitudes toward themselves and others, and engaged in more pro-social—helpful and kind—behaviors than children who didn't have SEL programs. In addition, problem behaviors, like aggression and truancy, went down in the kids receiving SEL, while academic performance went up significantly—by 11 percentage points—a finding that surprised even the researchers.
Some may feel that SEL is a luxury, only to be taught if the "basics" are covered. But research has shown that kids who suffer from high stress—whether rich or poor—can have trouble concentrating at school or may act out in aggressive or self-harmful ways. SEL programs help kids regulate their emotions, reduce stress, and negotiate interpersonal conflicts, all of which create safer, more harmonious learning environments for everyone.
Not all SEL programs are created equally—some have been rigorously evaluated and have been shown to produce better results than others. Many of these evidence-based programs are listed on the website of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning—or CASEL, an organization devoted to developing, researching, and promoting evidence-based practices in education.
School districts around the country are beginning to implement SEL programs and many state education boards have incorporated SEL requirements into their standard education requirements. But many school districts either can't afford the training or have yet to understand the implications of the research. If Ryan's bill passes, it would help ensure that more schools have access to these kinds of programs, benefitting students who might not otherwise receive SEL training.
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This guy is not going anywhere
He is a rock god
The guy gets tons of pussy but he will never, ever be a rock god
You jelly?
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