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- Sara Vega Miche (Cuba, La Habana)
Sara Vega Miche is a writer and expert on Cuban cinema. Since 2003 she has been a member of the Steering Committee of the Young Filmmakers Showcase of the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) in Havana. She is also a curator and researcher at the Cuba Film Archive there.
Her writings have been published in several books about Cuban cinema, including, Coordenadas del cine cubano I y II, Carteles de cine cubano I, Carteles cubanos de cine, Imágenes de Cine: Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, Testimonios del diseño gráfico cubano 1959-1974, Encyclopedia of Cuba, Soy Cuba, and in cultural magazines such as Cuba Update, AGR, and Cine Cubano.
She co-wrote the documentary film Poética gráfica insular (2007).
She has lectured on Cuban cinema and Cuban film posters, curated poster exhibitions around the world and published three books on Cuban film posters: La otra imagen del cine cubano, Ciudadano cartel, and Carteles son… carteles del ICAIC
- Mónica Savirón (Spain)
Mónica Savirón has worked as a film writer, editor, and programmer. Her essays have been published internationally. She directed a weekly radio show on documentary and experimental films in Madrid for ten years. In New York, she has worked on the legacy of experimental filmmaker Beryl Sokoloff; with preservationist and artist Bill Brand; and as creative associate, archival researcher, and assistant editor of the International Documentary Film Festival Grand Prize film, First Cousin Once Removed (2012). Her video To Begin With (2012) had its World Premiere at Experiments in Cinema Festival in Albuquerque, NM. Her film Broken Tongue (2013), a tribute to avant-garde poet Tracie Morris, had its World Premiere at the 52nd Ann Arbor Film Festival. Her work explores the cinematic possibilities of sound and avant-garde poetics.
- Chaim Litewski
Chaim Litewski was born in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil and has been making films since his adolescence. He received his undergraduate and master's degree in London from the Polytechnic of Central London/Westminster University. His academic work dealt primarily with conflict and film propaganda. Some of his articles appeared in Sight and Sound, Screen, Image International and various other publications.
He has produced films for the British Film Institute's Production Board, Channel Four, NBC, RAI (Italy) and many other international broadcasters. He was a news correspondent with Brazil's Globo Television in London and an international news coordinator with Globo Television in Rio de Janeiro. Later he became the head of a public radio and television station in northeastern Brazil.
In 1991, Chaim joined United Nations Television in New York as a TV Producer, covering conflicts, humanitarian emergencies, and human rights stories in over 100 countries and producing dozens of news items, feature stories and documentaries. He has covered the Rwanda genocide, the South Asia tsunami, an earthquake in Pakistan, and wars in Central America, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, South Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
He currently heads the United Nations Television Section. Chaim has participated in seminars, lectures and discussions about the role of media in modern society and organized various UN film festivals worldwide. He also produced and directed "Citizen Boilesen", a feature documentary on the relationship between big business and paramilitary death squads in Brazil during the height of the country's military dictatorship.
Chaim is serving as a juror in his personal capacity as a filmmaker.
- Armando Guareño
Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, holds a B.A. in Film and Video Communications, and an M.F.A. Degree in Media Arts and Film Productions, both from the City College of New York. He is the Founder and Executive Director of LaCinemaFe Film Festival of New York, KidCinemaFest: The Washington Heights Children & Young People's Film Festival and The Dominican Film Festival in New York.
As a curator and Film Programmer, he has presented several specialized programs at different film festivals in throughout the world, including Boston Latino Film Festival (Boston), Mañana: The Latin American International Film Festival of Varzovia (Poland), Latinos in USA (Spain and France), Festival de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana (Cuba), Muestra de Cine Documental Iberoamericano (Colombia and Panama), The Puerto Rican Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Puerto Rico) Latin American Film Festival of Lugano (Switzeland); further, he worked as the Director of International Program for The New York Latino International Film Festival , among others.
He served as Director of Programming and Film Booking for the first Latino Theater in New York (Cinema Latino) which belongs to Clearview Cinemas, New York City. He's served as expert nominator for the Rockefeller Fellowship Film & Media Arts Program and as a screening panelist for the Oscars' Academy Awards for film students.
Mr. Guareño has served as a member of the jury for various film festivals including the New Fest: The New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Santo Domingo, among others. Armando's distinguished background in film extends consulting (program/curator) for such prestigious institutions such as the MoMA, Museo del Barrio (New York), El Ojo Cojo (Spain), Centro Colombo Americano (Colombia), Cinemotion (Russia), Cinemateca del Caribe (Colombia), Cine en Ballaja (Puerto Rico), Fundación Universidad Central (Colombia).
He is the Producer of the documentary "A South Bronx Family" directed by Nelson Peña, Consultant Producer and Associate Producer of the feature film "Red Passport", Producer Consultant of the acclaim feature documentary "Maestro," directed by Josell Ramos and Assistant Producer "Silence Down" Directed by Claudia Amaya.
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- Juan Fischer
Director, productor, guionista, editor y actor, Desde su début como actor en "Kapri, Musik die Sich Entfent", - dirigida por Ferry Radax, Capri, Italia, 1984 - , Juan Fischer ha actuado en más de una docena de obras de teatro, películas y series de televisión en Colombia y Estados Unidos. Estudió actuación en el Transformtheater en Berlin, en el Lee Strasberg Institute y en el Elaine's Aiken's Actor's Conservatory en Nueva York, donde fué entrenado como maestro de actuación. Estudió edición en School of Visual Arts y guión en The New School.
Inició su carrera detrás de las cámaras como director, productor y guionista del largometraje El Séptimo Cielo, el cuál recibió el premio como mejor película en el Festival de Cine de Bogotá 2000.
Buscando a Miguel es su segundo largometraje, el cuál ha sido premiado en los siguientes festivales: Cinesul , Rio de Janeiro 2008, Mejor Largometraje, Premio del Público Sydney Latino Film Festival 2008, Mejor Largometraje, Premio del Público Beijing Film Festival 2009, Mejor Actuación - Laura Garcia Big Apple Latin Awards, New York 2009, Mejor Actuación - Laura Garcia, y Mejor Guión – Juan Fischer y Tomislav Novacovik.
- Marcela Goglio
- Studied Communication and Film in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she was born. She lived in Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica before moving to New York to study Film and Literature at Columbia University. Since 1999 she has been the programmer of Latinbeat, Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual festival of new Latin American cinema.
- Professor Jerry W. Carlson
- A specialist in narrative theory, global independent film, and the cinemas of the Americas, Professor Carlson is Director of the Cinema Studies Program in the Department of Media & Communication Arts at The City College CUNY. In addition, at the CUNY Graduate Center he is a member of the doctoral faculties of French, Film Studies and Comparative Literature and a Senior Fellow at the Bildner Center for Western Hemispheric Studies. He has lectured at Stanford, Columbia, Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (Cuba), the University of Paris, and the University of Sao Paulo, among others. His current research is focused on how slavery and its legacy in the New World have been represented in film, literature, and music.
Moreover, he is an active producer, director, and writer with multiple Emmy Awards. As a Senior Producer for City University Television (CUNY-TV), he created and produces the series CITY CINEMATHEQUE about film history, CANAPE about French-American cultural relations, and NUEVA YORK (in Spanish) about the Latino cultures of New York City. As an independent producer, his recent work includes the Showtime Networks production DIRT directed by Nancy Savoca and LOOKING FOR PALLADIN directed by Andrzej Krakowski.
In 1998 he was inducted by France as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes. He was educated at Williams College (B.A.) and the University of Chicago (A.M. & Ph.D.).
- Luis Argueta (Producer / Director /Activist)
- Luis Argueta is a film director and producer whose work spans features, documentaries, shorts and episodic TV. He has also worked as commercial director, lecturer and teacher in the United States, Europe and throughout the Americas. Born and raised in Guatemala, Argueta is a US Citizen and has been a resident of New York since 1977. His film The Silence of Neto is the only Guatemalan film ever to have been submitted to the Academy Awards competition and he is the only Guatemalan director to have received a CLIO. In April 2009, the British newspaper The Guardian, listed Mr. Argueta as one of Guatemala's National Living Icons, alongside Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu and Singer/Songwriter Ricardo Arjona.
Presently Argueta is engaged in the outreach and distribution phase of abUSed:The Postville Raid, a documentary about the effects of US enforcement policies on families and children. He is also producing The U-Turn, a documentary that illustrates the transformational journey of a group of immigrant families and of the individuals and communities who supported them after the Postville raid.
- Cristina Kotz Cornejo (Writer / Director)
- Raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the US, Cristina Kotz Cornejo holds an MFA in Film Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Cristina is an independent filmmaker whose debut feature film, 3 Américas premiered at the 2007 Woodstock Film Festival. 3 Américas is distributed by Vanguard Cinema and Cinetic Rights Management and was sold for Russian TV broadcast. 3 Américas was twice semi-finalist for the 2004/2005 Sundance Screenwriter's Lab, participated in the IFP/NY Director's Lab and was in the script competition at the 2003 International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, Cuba. She is the recipient of 2004 and 2007 Moving Image Fund Grants from the LEF Foundation. Her short film, La Guerra Que No Fue/The War That Never Was (2004) has screened at over 25 national and international festivals in over 10 countries and is distributed by Ouat! Media. Her latest short Despertar (2011) has screened in festivals in Spain, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and Mexico. She is a 2012 MacDowell Colony Fellow and an Associate Professor of Film Production at Emerson College in Boston. She is currently in development on a feature film to be shot in Mexico City.
- Marisa Fernández Armenteros (Santander- España, 1975)
- Fernández Armenteros has a B.A. in Hispanic Philology and Audiovisual Communication from the Universidad de Salamanca (Salamanca University). She has a Master in Writing and Television from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona) in 2002 and obtained the European Master in Audiovisual Management from the Media Business School in 2003. Since 2005, she has been teaching at the Master Program in Fiction for Films and Television at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (Pontifical University of Salamanca). She has worked as a production assistant at the Center for Didactic Television at the Universidad de Colima, Mexico and later at the Audiovisual Services department of the European Parliament in Brussels and at the Fondo de Coproducción Eurimages (Co-Production Fund Eurimages) in France. Back in Spain she read screenplays for production companies such as Lolafilms, Sogecine, Morena Films, andEuroproduciones. Since 2003, she is the Production Coordinator in the cinema division at Mediapro, the production company for Woody Allen's most recent films (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, You will meet a tall dark stranger and Midnight in Paris) as well as other prestigious films such as The secret life of words by Isabel Coixet; Camino by Javier Fesser, and Los lunes al sol by Fernando León. From 2007 to 2010, she coordinated the Films in Progress Industry Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, awarded to Latin American movies. She is currently working on Roman Polanski's new film, Carnage.
- Julia Solomonoff
- Argentine-born, New-York-based writer, director and producer Julia Solomonoff holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University, where she currently teaches Film Directing. She wrote and directed "The Last Summer of la Boyita", produced by Pedro Almodóvar's El Deseo production company, which was the winner of over twenty international awards. Her first feature, "Sisters", debuted at the Toronto Film Festival 2005 and was partially developed at the Sundance Writers' Lab. Solomonoff also produced Alejandro Landes' documentary "Cocalero" following Evo Morales during Bolivia's historic Presidential election. She is Associate Producer of "Todos tenemos un plan" (to be shot in Summer 2011 in Argentina) by Ana Piterbarg, starring Viggo Mortensen. She was the 1st AD on Walter Salles' "The Motorcycle Diaries" and has collaborated with such well regarded directors as Isabel Coixet, Fabian Bielinsky, Dan Algrant, Luis Puenzo, Carlos Sorin and Martin Rejtman. Julia Solomonoff was the winner of the Emerging Filmmaker Competition NEFIAC 2010 for "The Last Summer of the Boyita". She was also a juror at the Miami International Film Festival Ibero American Competition earlier this year.
- Marisol Rodriguez Rosabal
- Marisol Rodriguez Rosabal is responsible for the organization of the National Showcase of New Filmmakers (Muestra de Jóvenes Realizadores), an event aimed to encourage knowledge and reflection concerning to the audiovisual work by new filmmakers. Young filmmakers films´screening, international contemporary film showcases, theoretical meetings debates and seminars. Its usual space "Haciendo Cine" (Making Cinema) is dedicated to the making of audiovisual projects: Workshops with important Cuban filmmakers, exhibitions and its usual Poster Contest.
Jury, Best Film of an Emerging Director
- Ann Marie Stock, President of the Jury
- Ann Marie Stock is a Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film Studies at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. A specialist on Latin America culture with an emphasis on Cuban film and video, Dr. Stock has conducted research, led study programs, served as a consultant, and participated in film and cultural events during more than 50 visits to the island over the past two decades. She has served on numerous juries including the Sundance Film Festival, the Fulbright Program, and Cinergia. Several years ago she founded the non-profit Cuban Cinema Classics initiative www.cubancinemaclassics.org to distribute Cuban documentaries with English subtitles in the U.S. Dr. Stock's book-length study documenting the island's rapidly-changing audiovisual landscape, On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking during Times of Transition, appeared in 2009. She is currently collaborating on a documentary examining this transitional moment in Cuban through the lens of audiovisual culture.
- Javier Espada
- Javier Espada is the director of the 22 x Don Luis Film Festival created as a film homage to Luis Buñuel, which has already completed its 6th edition. He has designed the permanent exhibition of the Center Buñuel in Calanda (CBC), in honor to the Aragonese filmmaker and Spanish icon Luis Buñuel. Mr. Espada heads the CBC since its creation in the year 2000. He has created numerous exhibitions related to Buñuel in the cities all over the world. Along with Asier Mensuro he designed the photographic exposition of the Buñuel Family Album (Album fotográfico de la familia Buñuel). In contribution with the Filmoteca Española he conceived an exhibition dedicated to rescue an assembly of unpublished photographs made by Buñuel while scouting for locations in Mexico called Mexico Photographed by Luis Buñuel. He has collaborated in diverse film festivals such as Berlin International Film Festival, CineFrancia, Mostra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lérida, Festival Cinespaña de Toulouse, Mostra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lisboa, Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico), Documenta Madrid, Filmtage Munich, SEMINCI, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Havana International Festival of Latin-American Cinema, and many more. He has written and co-directed with Gaizka Urresti the documentary El ultimo guión: Buñuel en la memoria (The last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel), which received several international awardeds and will be screened at NEFIAC this year.
- Ishtar Yaseen
- Ishtar Yasin was born in Moscow in 1968 of Iraki, Chilean and Costa Rican origin. She starts its artistic education in 1979 at the Castella Conservatory, in San José, Costa Rica. Later on she follows Dramatic Arts career at the University of Costa Rica. She receives a Master's degree in Arts from the State Cinema Institute of Moscow (VGIK) in 1990. Since 2000 she works in her first feature film project "El camino" (The Path), which is chosen for the Manhein Coproduction Meetings in Heidelberg, Germany. It also receives the support of Fonds Sud Cinema Program from the French Ministry of International Affairs and a scholarship from Center of Scriptwriting (CECI), from Normandy, France. In 2008, after seven years of hard work, her first long feature film, "El camino" (The Path) finally sees the light in the Berlinale and she will be sharing with us at NEFIAC this year. She is currently working in the postproduction of the documentary "Apocalipsis de Nuestro Tiempo" (Apocalypse of our Time) about the recent work by the costarican-chilean painter, Julio Escámez and also the documentary "Les Invisibles" (The Invisibles) about the drama of the Haiti people after the earthquake. Another project in which she is involved is "Cine Carretero" that she is devoted to bringing cinema to marginal communities. "Knife of the Soul" is her second long feature film project, which is in its development stage at the present moment.
Jury, Best Documentary
- Michelle LeBrun
- Michelle LeBrun is also an adjunct professor in the Integrated Arts and Learning Graduate Masters Degree Program at Lesley University and also teaches in the Film Media and Communications departments of the University of Rhode Island. The award-winning documentary Death: A Love Story, marked Ms. Le Brun's debut as a filmmaker having directed, produced, written and photographed the film. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, won top awards at several other national film festivals and aired on national PBS and CBC Canada. In 2002 Ms. Le Brun founded HARKEN! Youth Media providing workforce development filmmaking opportunities to youth. We teach youth to master their environment by learning storytelling, technical skills associated with camera work, interviewing, and editing as well as civic engagement to tell compelling stories.
- Mark Fogarty
- Mark Fogarty is the president and Co-founder of the Rhode Island Film Collaborative (RIFC), a non-profit created to help local filmmakers find resources in the Ocean State. The RIFC has more than 1,900 members and has been involved in the production of dozens of films. For more information, visitwww.rifcfilms.com. Mark started Exile Movies in 2003 and has worked as a director of photography and editor on feature-length and short films. Mark recently directed the feature-length epic, smalltown, from his screenplay. You can find out more about the film at www.smalltownmovie.com. As an actor, Mark has been in dozens of films and uses his knowledge of acting to inform his writing. Mark graduated from Emerson College with a degree in filmmaking, and works as a freelance editor and writer.
Jury, Best Short
- Lizabel Mónica
- Lizabel Mónica is a Cuban writer, blogger and multimedia artist born in Havana in 1981. Recently, she received the Fronesis grant for novelistic creation from Cuba's Asociación Hermanos Saíz for her novelin-progress, Tim Sin Tina. She also coordinates Revista Desliz, an online alternative cultural project that includes the writings of authors residing in and out of Cuba as well as her personal blog (http://paladeoindeleite.blogspot.com/) and other innovative collective projects such as "Cuba Fake News," a site that features false news stories about Cuba that anyone can publish.
- Yolyanko William Argüelles Trujillo
- Yolyanko William Argüelles Trujillo is a Cuban filmmaker and painter born in Maranzas in 1975. He graduated in fine arts academy "San Alejandro". He also work as cartoons designer and animations. His filmography includes The engulfed cathedral (FIPRESCI 2008), Ex-ergo (FIPRESCI 2008), The dictation (Special Jury Prize, Cuban New Filmmakers Festival 2010).


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An economic guide to ticket pricing in the entertainment industry
This paper reviews the literature on ticket pricing in the entertaniment industry. All along, I try to evaluate whether ticket markets outeomes are consistent with theoretical predictions. Overall, the literature provides a good understanding for observed variations in ticket prices. The literature, however, fails to explain situations where prices do not vary. We have but a poor understanding for why prices often do not vary over the run of a show, why more popular shows do not charge more and why most venues are scaled in just a few sections. I also review the empirical literature of price discrimination in ticket, markets. By contrasting the theoretical and the enipirical literatures, the paper identifies a set of promising directions for future research.
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Edmunds Middle School
Effort Means Success
School Handbook
Welcome to EMS!
Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,
Welcome to Edmunds Middle School! We invite you to become a vital part of the Edmunds Middle School community. EMS is a special school. Everyone who works here is committed to building caring and respectful relationships with students in order to provide a positive, supportive environment for learning.
This handbook will provide you with the expectations, rules and responsibilities that we use to guide behavior at EMS. We encourage you to become an active member of the EMS community. Together, we can make a difference.
Have a wonderful year.
Bonnie Johnson-Aten, Principal
INFORMATION HOTLINE: 802.865.7520 http://ems.bsdvt.org
Absences: If your child is absent or tardy, please call the attendance line at 540-0248 and leave a brief message to report absence or tardiness. Students who are absent for two or more days may request assignments from their classroom teachers via phone or email. The classroom teacher will place the assignments in the homework box located in the main office at the end of the school day, provided that the call is received by 9:00 am. This can be arranged through the guidance office. Families who take vacations during school time need to notify the school in writing.
Students who are absent from school or arrive after 11:00 am may not participate in any school-sponsored after school activities or athletics on that day.
Vermont State Law requires that all students between the ages of 6 and 16 be present at a State-approved school or program, except in the case of illness. It is the School Districts intent to ensure that all students who are enrolled attend school. Excessive absences will be referred to the Middle School Attendance Social Worker and ultimately to the Burlington Police Department and the Office of the Chittenden County States Attorney for prosecution. Students who are excessively late to school may be subjected to Truancy Laws and Regulations.
Academic Honesty: Students are expected to conduct themselves honestly and with integrity in their work. All forms of cheating and plagiarism are prohibited. Behavior that is unacceptable includes, but is not limited to: copying another students homework, looking at or copying another students test or quiz answers, allowing another student to look or copy your homework or answers from your test or quiz, using any method to get/give test or quiz answers, copying information from a source without citing the source, and using work written by other students, publications, or the Internet. Students who do not conduct themselves in an honest manner will be disciplined on a case by case basis depending on the seriousness of the violation, prior violations, and other related factors.
After School Activities: There are many after school opportunities for students to participate in here at EMS. After School Activities are free and available to any students most days after school. The After School schedule changes throughout the year and sign-up forms are available in the front lobby, from homeroom teachers, are posted online through the EMS website or can be emailed directly to you. Students should sign-up for activities to reserve themselves a spot. Some activities fill up quickly, but you can always check to see if there is a spot in something and we'd be happy to add your student if there is room. Homework help is available in the library from 3-5pm Monday-Thursday (Wednesday 2-4pm) and students do not need to sign-up to attend, they can just show up. Morning Homework Help is available in the library computer lab from 7:30-7:50. At Homework Help students should be working on homework or reading quietly, otherwise they will be asked to leave. For more info about After School, check out the link to "After School Opportunities" on the EMS Homepage.
Please note: Drama is run by the Very Merry Theatre and PTO. Contact Don Wright for more info. Sports Teams are coordinated by Coach Thrane.
Backpacks: Must be stored in student lockers during the day and are not allowed in classrooms.
Bicycles, Skateboards and Scooters are allowed for transportation to and from school, but must be secured at all times during the school day (7:30 am -3:30 pm) Bike racks are provided, and students are encouraged to lock bicycles during the school day. In-line skates, scooters and skateboards should be secured in a locker or in a teachers secure area, with permission of the teacher. Not following this expectation may result in confiscation of the prohibited items.
Books: Students receive books and materials at school for use during the school year. Care is taken to determine condition of these materials when they are issued. Students must cover and mark books with their name. Books should be returned in a condition similar to that in which they were issued. A charge is incurred for lost or damaged books.
Building Access: During the school day all entrances to EMS are locked except for the South Union Street entrance which opens at 7:15 am. The Main Street entrance is open for students to access breakfast from 7:30 am until 8:00 am. Please remember to sign-in at the main office when visiting EMS.
Bullying and Harassment: Bullying and Harassment in any form will not be tolerated. See Burlington School District Calendar and Handbook for Policies. http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/district/Grants/BSDcalendarhandbk.pdf
Burlington School District Calendar and Handbook: Each student will receive a 12-month calendar, which highlights school and district events, board meetings, and policies. The school calendar and BSD handbook are also available online at http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/calendar.php
Bus Transportation: All busing of students is done via public transportation. The CCTA (Chittenden County Transportation Authority) schedules special routes before and after school. Buses pick up students at various points in neighborhoods around the city and drop them off at the schools. Details for these routes can be obtained from the CCTA website or 864-2282. Students who live one mile or more from school and qualify for free lunch will receive a bus pass to be used for school purposes only. Students must present their school ID card with the CCTA logo to ride for free.
Child Custody: Custodial and non-custodial parents have the same rights of access to their childs records, unless specifically prohibited by court order. If non-custodial parents are not receiving school information, please contact the guidance office at 864-8466.
Digital Devices: All students at EMS will receive a school issued digital device to transform teaching and learning and also provide equity of resources for students. Digital device means netbook, chromebook, iPad, etc. There will be opportunities throughout the school year for parents to learn more about the 1:1 initiative and how we are transforming teaching and learning at EMS such as Digital Learning Day. See Policy Section for the more information.
Dress Code: Students have the right to express their creativity and individuality through their dress; however, such rights must not interfere with the learning environment. All students are required to come to school dressed appropriately. Clothing displaying anything that, in the judgment of a school official, is sexually explicit, suggestive or insulting, or refers to illegal activity (e.g., use of drugs, gangs, tobacco, or alcohol) are not allowed. Underwear may not be showing; this includes boxers, briefs, bras or bra straps.
Please ensure that your child(ren) do not come to school wearing the following:
Short skirts or short-shorts.
Clothing or accessories that are explicit, suggestive or insulting, or refer to illegal activity
Hats and non-functional head-wear
Low cut blouses, shirts or tops that expose stomachs or shoulders
Pajama tops or bottoms or slippers
Clothing that shows underwear as indicated above
In the event that a students fashion choice is deemed to interfere with the learning environment they may call home to have appropriate clothing delivered to school. Refusal to do so constitutes non-compliance, and will be dealt with in accordance with EMS discipline procedures. Outerwear, vests and coats, must be stored in student lockers during the school day, and are not allowed in classrooms.
Early Dismissal: Students should bring a written note from a parent or guardian to the Guidance office on the day of the early dismissal. The student will be issued an early dismissal pass to notify the appropriate teacher to excuse the student at the designated time. The students name will appear on the daily early dismissal roster to notify all other affected teachers. When a student is excused by phone the parent or guardian must come into school to sign out their child.
Early Release Wednesday: For the 2015-2016 school year Burlington School District will implement a K-8 weekly release Wednesday schedule. Middle school dismissal will be at 2:00 pm. Mountain Transit Inc. will provide the transportation from schools following existing bus routes. Dismissal time the remaining four days of the week will be 3:00 for EMS.
Electronic Devices: Laser pointers, iPods, MP3 players, cell phones, cameras and other electronic devices can be disruptive to the learning environment. These devices are only to be used during the school day in conjunction with a class activity, approved by a teacher. Electronic devices interfering with learning will be confiscated and parents may be asked to pick them up from school.
Emergency Contact: It is critical that school personnel be able to reach families in the event that there is a student emergency. Families are asked to fill out the emergency card sent home on the first day of school and return it as soon as possible. Please notify the school of phone number or address changes.
Field Trips: Field trips are held at the discretion of the teaching team. They are part of the teams curriculum. Students must have a permission slip signed by their parent/guardian for the event. To allow teachers to plan accordingly, these slips are due on the date indicated, without exception. Students not returning signed permission slips by the due date will not be allowed to attend the field trip. Field trip days are regular school days, and as a part of the curriculum, students who do not participate are expected to attend school and complete schoolwork.
Food Service: Breakfast, morning snack and afterschool supper are provided free for all students at EMS. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., students have a 22-minute lunch in the cafeteria, and supper is served at 3:00 p.m. Students are assigned a pin number and an account is set up in their name with Burlington Food Service. Details are sent home prior to the beginning of each school year, along with Free and Reduced Lunch forms. If you have questions, please call Pat Matton at 864-8415
Grading: Student progress is reported to parents/guardians 8 times per year. Interim reports are sent home midway through each quarter and report cards are mailed at the end of each quarter. Teachers and families are encouraged to be in contact with each other on a regular basis. Report cards are mailed home at the conclusion of each of the four marking periods (about 9 weeks in length). Letter grades and appropriate comments will be listed on the form. Questions regarding a specific grade or comment should be directed to the issuing teacher.
Guidance Services: The guidance program promotes positive self worth and competence in all Edmunds Middle School students, fostering their healthy personal, educational and social development. The guidance staff provides classroom instruction and activities, offers individual and group counseling, coordinates programs, and consults with staff, parents and community members.
As an integral and developmentally appropriate part of the educational environment, the guidance program assists students in problem solving, coping skills, decision making, responsibility, self awareness, understanding others, making healthy choices, social skills, conflict resolution, friendship, diversity, life transitions and post secondary career and educational opportunities.
In addition to a full and part time guidance counselor, the guidance department includes a student assistance program (SAP) counselor, a school social worker and attendance social worker. The SAP counselor has special skills to deal with substance abuse concerns, education, and referral. The school social worker is the liaison between the school and area social service agencies. Appointments for all guidance services please call 864-8466
Gum: Students are not allowed to chew gum during the school day.
Harassment Policy: Harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination that will not be tolerated by the Burlington School District. The District will address all complaints of harassment promptly and take reasonable steps to end harassing conduct in accordance with its Policy, Prohibition of Student Harassment, JBAA. See the harassment policy at the end of this handbook.
Health Services: Please contact the School Nurse at the beginning of each year and/or during the year if your child needs a special health plan, 864-8443.
Health Policies
Prescription Medication:
As indicated by the Burlington School District Policy, prescription medication can be given at school if a Medication at School Form is completed with the necessary signatures, which includes the physician signature and the parent/guardian signature. Forms can be picked up in the school office and must be filled out each year for long-term medications. Please have the form completed, signed and returned or faxed to school. Burlington School Health Offices will not dispense medication without written permission.
The prescribed medication must be in the original container labeled with the childs name. Ask the pharmacy to give you an appropriately labeled second bottle so you can drop off medication to be given at school. No first dose of medicine will be given at school. Students may not possess prescription medicine at school.
Non-prescription medication: Parents may request in writing that school personnel administer non-prescription medication (including acetaminophen and ibuprofen in the elementary school setting). This request will be valid for 2 consecutive days. The medication must be provided in the original container. Long-term non-prescription medications must be accompanied by a signed physicians order.
Students may carry their own emergency medication; however, the student must have written permission from their physician in the Health Office in order to carry medication. It must be documented on the order that the physician agrees to self-carry and it must be approved by the parent and the nurse.
Note that per Burlington School policy, cough drops and lozenges will not be administered due to the potential choking hazard.
Immunizations Requirements: All students are required by Vermont State law to have an updated record of immunization, in accordance with the Vermont Department of Healths recommended schedule or documentation of exemption status.
Vermonts School Immunization Regulations apply to any student in attendance at any public school. Before school entry, all students are required to have had the required immunizations unless exempted from immunizations for medical, religious or moral reasons. A signed physician or clinic record of immunizations is required documentation for the school health record.
When is your child too sick to come to school? Your child should be fever free for 24 hours, without the use of fever reducing medication, before returning to school. It is recommended that children be free from diarrhea and vomiting for 24 hours before returning to school .A physicians note may be required for an illness related absence of more than 3 days. The note supporting their absence will be considered when reviewing all absences for truancy.
Honor Roll: Students who demonstrate excellent academic achievement are placed on the honor roll at the end of each marking period. Students receive High Honors for all As, or Honors for all As and Bs. All class grades are included in the calculation for honor roll.
Internet: All computers at Edmunds Middle have access to the Internet. In order for students to use the Internet as a research tool, the District Acceptable Student Use Agreement Form must be signed and on file at school. This form is sent home with the first day information packet.
Library: The Library is open every day. It houses a collection of print and electronic materials for student use. Our goal is to encourage students to be responsible for the books they borrow and return them on time. Students must return overdue books before additional books or materials can be checked out. Students are responsible for the replacement cost of lost books or materials.
Lost and Found: The school cannot be held responsible for items of personal property that are lost or stolen. The school maintains a lost and found, which is located in the gym lobby. Items in the lost and found are held for a reasonable amount of time, and items not claimed are disposed of at the school administrations discretion (Salvation Army, etc). Families are asked to label all articles of clothing to help with the prompt return of lost items.
Lockers: Every student is issued a locker near his/her team classrooms. It is the students responsibility to provide a combination or keyed lock to secure the locker. Teachers will keep a record of the lock combination or the extra key in the event that the student forgets the combination or loses the key. Valuables should not be kept in lockers. By law, the school reserves the right to search any and all lockers when suspicion arises involving a student and his/her locker. Whenever possible, an attempt to open a locker will be made with the student present.
Parent/Guardian Conferences: Parent/Guardian conferences are officially held in October and March. Parents/Guardians and teachers are also encouraged to hold conferences outside of this scheduled time when needed. Consistent communication between home and school has been shown to be extremely effective in a schools ability to educate its students. This can take the form of written notes, email, telephone calls, and/or parent/guardian/teacher conferences at school. Appointments for conferences can be made through the Guidance Office (864-8466).
Parking: Please do not park in reserved spaces or fire lanes. Student drop-off and pick-up is on Main Street. Parents are encouraged to drop students off on South Union or Main Street. Dropping students off behind the building is discouraged as it presents safety issues.
Personal Property: Students are strongly discouraged from bringing their collectibles/valuables to school. Not only can these items be a distraction, but also they might be lost or stolen, and the school cannot be responsible for replacement.
P.T.O. (Parent Teacher Organization). Edmunds is fortunate to have a strong, active, involved group of parents who are eager to participate in the home-school partnership of educating our children. Activities range from fund raising to chaperoning to volunteering in the school.
School Hours: School begins promptly at 7:55. Please be sure that your child is here on time and ready to learn. Students are dismissed at 3:00. Office hours during the school year are from 7:30a.m. -4:00 p.m.
School Colors & Mascot: Edmunds Middle Schools official colors are blue and white and the school mascot is the Seahawk.
Student Records: Questions regarding school records should be directed to the Guidance Office. A copy of the District FERPA policy can be viewed in the main office.
School Resource Officer: In an effort to improve relationships between school-aged students and the police, the Burlington Police Department provides officers in secondary schools. The officers visit the schools regularly, teach lessons, and intervene as needed to assist the faculty and staff of their assigned schools.
Student Conduct: We firmly believe that the behavior of an individual can and does reflect on the school as a whole. Therefore, all members of the Edmunds Community are expected to follow the school-wide expectations posted throughout the school.
Student Insurance: Student accident insurance may be purchased at the beginning of the school year at family expense. Insurance fliers are sent home with all students. Questions and arrangements are made between families and the insurance company underwriting the policy.
Tutoring: Edmunds Middle School has a tutoring arrangement with UVM and Champlain College. Education students come to the school to tutor our students each semester. Team teachers maintain a list of students for whom tutoring may be beneficial. Please notify your childs teacher if you are interested in having your child tutored.
Visitors: Parents/guardians are always welcome in school. Visitors are asked to sign in at the main office and to wear a name badge while at EMS. Student visitors are not permitted in the building during school hours.
Weapons: Weapons of any type are strictly prohibited from Edmunds Middle School and surrounding grounds. This includes, but is not limited to: firearms, BB & Airsoft guns, knives, throwing stars and other dangerous devices that my cause serious bodily injury. For more information regarding the Burlington School District weapons policy follow this link http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/Board/policy/jfcj.htm. Students in possession of weapons or dangerous devices will be suspended from school and a student risk assessment will be required prior to re-entry in school. A modified schedule and/or behavior plan may be developed by the school administration which must be followed by the student.
School to Home Use Agreement for Digital Devices
Home Usage Guidelines:
Each home may have its own set of rules and guidelines around using laptops and digital devices.
Screen names should be used for safety purposes; however, users should never set up false accounts in order to pretend to be someone they are not.
All school rules and responsibilities apply to home use as well.
Student Responsibilities:
I understand that my laptop is the property of Edmunds Middle School.
I understand that my browsing history, downloads, and email are all subject to review by authorized school personnel.
I will bring my laptop to school each day charged and ready to use.
I am responsible for the care and security of my laptop in and out of school.
I will not scratch off/remove any serial numbers or permanently alter the laptop in any way.
I will notify a teacher or school staff member immediately in the event of theft, vandalism, unauthorized use, or damage to my laptop, or if I am aware of any technology problems or violations.
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities:
I understand that my students laptop is the property of Edmunds Middle School.
I understand that the browsing history, software, downloads, and email are all subject to review by authorized personnel.
I accept full responsibility for supervision when my child is using the laptop in a setting other than school or a school-related event. I understand that the teacher/school cannot be held responsible for infractions of the above rules by me, family members, or my child.
I recognize that it is impossible to restrict access to all controversial materials. I will not hold the school/teachers responsible for materials acquired over the Internet.
I understand that Edmunds Middle School/Burlington School District is not responsible for any financial loss due to improper use of the laptop.
I understand that if my child is disciplined or suspended, that privileges to use the laptop may be restricted up to and including being only able to use the laptop on campus or not being able to use a laptop at all.
I understand that I must pay a $25 Non-Refundable Protection Fee towards the insurance deductible before my child may sign out and be given a laptop for take home use.
My student will notify the correct authorities/a school staff member immediately in the event of theft, vandalism, unauthorized use or damage to the laptop, or if we become aware of any technology problems or violations.
I understand that the school reserves the right to require full payment of a new laptop if my child or any member of my family causes deliberate, damage to the laptop or contributes to or is involved in the theft of the laptop. I further understand that the police may be contacted upon such an occurrence.
I agree that my child will return the laptop immediately if we move or my child withdraws from the school for any reason. I understand that if this does not happen within a week of departure that I will be billed for and held legally responsible for paying for the cost of a new laptop.
Prohibited harassment:
A. Harassment: is an incident or incidents of verbal, written, visual, or physical conduct, including electronic, based on or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression that has the purpose or effect of objectively and substantially undermining and detracting from or interfering with a students educational performance or access to school resources or creating an objectively intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment.
1. Sexual harassment: conduct that includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal, written, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
2. Racial harassment: conduct directed at the characteristics of a students or a students family members actual or perceived race or color, and includes the use of epithets, stereotypes, racial slurs, comments, insults, derogatory remarks, gestures, threats, graffiti, display, or circulation of written or visual material, and taunts on manner of speech and negative references to racial customs.
3. Other protected categories of harassment: Conduct directed at the characteristics of a students or a students family members actual or perceived creed, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; includes but is not limited to the use of epithets, stereotypes, slurs, comments, insults, derogatory remarks, gestures, threats, graffiti, display, or circulation of written or visual material, taunts on manner of speech or dress, and negative references to customs related to any of these protected categories.
a. Creed or religious harassment means harassment based on or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived creed or religious beliefs or practices, including manner of dress.
b. National origin harassment means harassment based on or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived national origin, including manner of dress.
c. Marital status harassment means harassment based on the status of being an unwed mother or father directed at, or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived marital status.
d. Sexual orientation harassment means harassment based on or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived sexual orientation.
e. Gender identity harassment means harassment based on an individuals actual or perceived gender related identity or gender related characteristics, intrinsically related to an individuals gender or gender identity, including but not limited to appearance or behavior, regardless of the individuals assigned sex at birth.
f. Gender expression harassment means harassment based on or motivated by an individuals or individuals family members actual or perceived gender expression, including, but not limited to, appearance or behavior, regardless of the individuals assigned sex at birth.
g. Disability harassment means harassment based on manner of speech or movement, cognitive ability, receipt of educational services outside of the general education environment, or other manifestation of a persons disability directed at, or motivated by a students or a students family members actual or perceived disabling mental or physical disability.
Reporting harassment: All students, parents/guardians, school community members other than staff are encouraged to report incidents of misconduct or student harassment to a school employee or one of the two Designated Employees at your school/building. Any adult school employee who sees or hears, or receives a report either written or oral, of student harassment, the employee must immediately inform a Designated Employee. Currently, the Designated Employees are:
Pat Hulbert School Counselor 864-8466 firstname.lastname@example.com
Due to staff turnover, it is possible that the Designated Employees named above will change. Schools/buildings will post the names of their current Designated Employees at the beginning of each year.
Investigation: A Designated Employee who is not the subject of the complaint or another designated individual shall begin an investigation upon notice of the complaint. When the investigation is complete the complainant and the accused will be notified.
Consequences: If an individual is found to have engaged in misconduct or harassment, he/she will receive education; training; discipline, up to and including suspension, expulsion or termination; banning from school property or other consequences that are appropriate to the offense and that are designed to prevent future harassment.
Independent review: A complainant may make a written request to the Superintendent for an independent review of the matter if the complainant (1) believes that the school did not correctly analyze the complaint and failed to conduct an investigation of the matter because the school believed the alleged conduct was not possible harassment, (2) is dissatisfied with the final determination made after the investigation as to whether harassment occurred, or (3) believes that although a final determination was made that harassment occurred, the school's response was inadequate to correct the problem. The independent review shall be conducted by a neutral person in accordance with the Policy.
Retaliation: Retaliation against anyone who files a harassment complaint or cooperates in making or the investigation of a complaint is strictly prohibited, is a basis for separate discipline, and illegal pursuant to 9 V.S.A. 4503(a).
Privacy: Complaints, and any resulting consequences, will be confidential as permitted by investigative needs, duty to act on certain results and consistent with the Family Education Rights Privacy Act.
Alternative Complaint Process: Complaints of harassment can also be filed with: Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education; 8th floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3921; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com (617) 289-0111 or (877) 521-2172 (TDD); or the Vermont Human Rights Commission, 1416 Baldwin St., Montpelier, VT 05633-6301, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, (800) 416-2010 (Voice) or (877) 294-9200 (TTY).
For additional information, full copies of the Policy, Prohibition of Student Harassment, JBAA, can be obtained from the main office of your building or at: http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/Board/BoardPolicy.php.
Prohibition of Discrimination and or Harassment of Employees and Others: In summary, discrimination and or harassment of an employee or other person protected by the laws listed below, on the basis of any of the following characteristics of his or her race, national origin, color, creed, religion, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity ancestry, marital status, or place of birth is a form of unlawful discrimination and is prohibited by School District Polices and as provided for in Title V, Section B, 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, et seq.; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, et seq.; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq.; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 29 U.S.C. § 623, et seq.; The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.; and Fair Employment Practices, 21 V.S.A. Chpt. 5, subchpt. 6; Public Accommodations, 9 V.S.A. §§ 4500 et seq. all as they may be amended. Prohibited harassment includes verbal or physical conduct including, but not limited to, comments, slurs, jokes, innuendos, cartoons, pranks, physical contact, etc., directed at a protected characteristic of the protected person where submission to the conduct is explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, or submission or rejection of the conduct is used as a component of the basis of an employment decision or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with a persons work or education performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
If you believe you may have been discriminated against or harassed in violation of this Policy, there are Complaint ProceduresInternal available for your use to resolve this matter. A complaint may be initiated by contacting the building principal or program director where appropriate or the Human Resources Director at the Ira Allen Administration Building, 150 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401; (802)864-2150; 1(800)253-0191 (TDD). All complaints alleging either harassment or discrimination will be investigated and reasonable steps taken to end inappropriate conduct. Complaints may also be filed with Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education; 8th floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3921; Email: email@example.com (617) 289-0111 or (877) 521-2172 (TDD); or the Vermont Human Rights Commission, 1416 Baldwin St., Montpelier, VT 05633-6301, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, (800) 416-2010 (Voice) or (877) 294-9200 (TTY). Complaints of Discrimination and or harassment will be promptly and effectively investigated. If it is determined that discrimination and or harassment occurred, the consequences can range from education, banning from school property, and discipline measures, including termination. Retaliation against a person who makes or participates in an investigation of a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited and can be the basis of separate discipline.
For full copies of the applicable Polices please request from your buildings main office or refer to the Districts website: http://www.bsdvt.org/Board/BoardPolicy.php, copies of ACAA, Sexual Harassment, ACAD Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination, ACAG Prevention of Harassment on the Basis of Protected Characteristics - Employees and Others.
EMS School Rules
Respect for Self
Walk quickly & quietly to class
Follow dress code
Respond appropriately to reasonable requests
Respect for Others
Follow directions
Quiet voices in halls
Keep to the right in the halls & on stairs
Be on time & prepared
Respect for Property
Pick up after yourself
Keep the building clean
Be responsible for your stuff


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On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon in mid-June, Linnea Gibbs sits in her regular seat at the ballpark, decked out in her Vancouver Canadians hat and jersey. Beside her sits a group of fellow retired librarians she's invited to the game.
Suddenly Ms. Gibbs turns to them, telling them to pay attention and cheer loudly. One of "her guys," Andy Fermin, is up to bat. Ms. Gibbs follows each pitch intensely. Then, after a strike and two balls, Mr. Fermin swings: a slow bouncing ball to the second baseman. The fielder charges and whips a quick throw to first, and Mr. Fermin is called out.
Ms. Gibbs leans back in her chair, her disappointment evident.
"He promised me three hits before the game," said the 68-year-old Vancouver resident with an easy laugh, though she is dead serious about her baseball. "It's going to have to go to extra innings if he's going to do it."
Ms. Gibbs is arguably one of the Vancouver Canadians' biggest fans; she's been following the city's minor league team for years. Last season she only missed one home game. But she's more than just a loyal fan: For some players, she's also become a de facto grandmother.
For the past 10 years, Ms. Gibbs has opened her home to Vancouver Canadians players to live in for the summer months, one of about 20 host families across the city.
It might seem odd on the surface: a divorced, retired Canadian woman hosting young, foreign men in their early 20s. But people like Ms. Gibbs are essential to the functioning of minor league baseball. Players make peanuts compared to those in the majors. And with a short season – the Canadians are a single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and only play in June, July and August – it's impractical for players to rent a place in Vancouver.
At the top of the third inning, Mr. Fermin is back up at bat. The 23-year-old third baseman was born in Florida but spent many years of his childhood in the Dominican Republic. It's his first season with the Canadians. And like most players, Mr. Fermin hopes to make it to the major leagues one day.
But with four other minor league teams playing at a higher level in the Blue Jays' farm system – and about 200 minor league teams in total – getting to the majors will likely be a long, uncertain grind. Minor league life often requires players to relocate cities each season. And Mr. Fermin and his teammates only make about $1,200 a month.
All of the Canadians' players live with a local host family. For some players, it's their first time away from home; for many, it's their first time in Canada.
Along with Mr. Fermin, Ms. Gibbs houses Alvido Jimenez, a 21-year-old relief pitcher, also from the Dominican Republic.
"She's like grandma," Mr. Fermin said in an interview before the game at Nat Bailey Stadium, adding that he thinks he has the best host family on the team. "She knows how to treat us, we feel comfortable with her, she gives us all the facilities we need."
Mr. Fermin and Mr. Jimenez are the 16th and 17th players Ms. Gibbs has hosted over the last 10 years. In all, she's hosted two players from Puerto Rico, seven from Venezuela and eight from the Dominican Republic.
"When I was working, I always saw this ad in the local paper saying 'house a player, get to know baseball'… and I said, 'Oh, I want to do that.' But I was working," said Ms. Gibbs, who was a branch Librarian with the Burnaby Public Library for 26 years. "So, as soon as I retired I phoned … and they said, 'Sure, take a player.'"
Jeff Holloway, who runs the Canadians' housing program, says host families are invaluable to the organization, providing the essentials for a player to perform well on the field. But he says their importance stretches beyond providing just shelter and nutritious meals.
"This is often a player's first time in Canada … we all have to be ambassadors of Canada because eventually, hopefully, these players will play with the Blue Jays in Toronto," he said. "And by then we want Toronto, or Canada, to not be this sort of foreign place: 'I don't know what it's like, are there igloos there?' And instead they say, 'Oh wow, I remember my summer in Vancouver and that was fantastic. The city was unbelievable, I really love Canada.'"
The situation is unique in the minors: The Canadians are the only Canadian affiliate of the only Canadian major league team. There are, of course, some aspects of Canadian life that the players take a little time to get used to. At Ms. Gibbs' house, food is a big one.
"Sometimes the food here is sweet, not spicy enough. We use more salt," Mr. Jimenez said, laughing.
Ms. Gibbs doesn't take it personally. "I don't cook for them, and the main reason is they cook differently than I do. They like a lot of rice, they use a lot more oil than I do and a lot more salt. And that's their traditions and their habits," she said, adding that the team gives her $250 a month per player to keep her cabinets stocked with food, money that comes out of the player's salary.
Ms. Gibbs remembers the time she made blueberry pancakes for another Dominican player and he pulled out all the blueberries and then ate the pancakes.
"I have a backyard full of raspberries and no player has eaten any," she says.
Both her players can speak English, so language is rarely a problem. Ms. Gibbs has also picked up a fair bit of Spanish over the years.
During the summer, Ms. Gibbs relocates to her basement – "where it's cooler," she says – while the players get the two bedrooms on the second floor. And while she sets no curfew, she does have a couple of house rules. One of them: No girls allowed.
"I'd get jealous," Ms. Gibbs jokes. "But no, they can go out and have fun with girls, but it's something I tell them from the start. No girls in the house."
The guys don't seem to mind. "Not having girls is not a big deal. We just try to go to her house and get some rest," Mr. Fermin said.
Another rule: Only Ms. Gibbs can use the washing machine. She came to this one the hard way, after a former player put in an exorbitant amount of detergent for a tiny load of laundry. She now tells the players to bring down their laundry baskets and she'll take care of the rest.
But there have been some truly difficult moments, says Ms. Gibbs, like the time the grandmother of one of her players died.
"Obviously his grandmother played such an important role in his upbringing since there were 17 kids, and he so badly wanted to go back to the Dominican Republic. But it would have been horrendously expensive to go just like that at the last minute," she said. "I said, 'I don't think you should go, it would just be too expensive.'"
She says his coaches eventually talked him out of going back. "He just sat on the front steps of my house as I painted them and I said to him 'Triste?' which means sad in Spanish. And he said, 'Si.' … And lot of these guys don't have money to start off with. That player sent money back to the Dominican Republic every time he got a paycheque. It was just so sad."
Ms. Gibbs throws out some theories as to why she enjoys housing players summer after summer: Perhaps it's because she never had kids, she says. Or maybe it's because the jazz bands she plays in slow down in the summer.
But when she sizes it all up, she comes back to a single conclusion: It's her love for the game. And mind you, this is a woman who's bucket list includes visiting every major league baseball park. She has just six more to go.
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This is a distillation of some of the ideas that I'm hearing from Jordan Peterson. I can in no way take credit for any of these ideas, I am merely listening to his discussions, and taking notes. The references are at the bottom. I encourage you to listen to them.
Jordan Peterson talks about Christian symbolism a lot (and sometimes other stories like Pinocchio and Batman) and repairs the old stories to their deeper meanings. "It's important to understand what the stories mean because back then we just didn't really know what the hell we were doing. We're smarter that we know, but the problem is we don't know ourselves. We reveal our true self in the symbols constantly, but then have to reflect on that to understand what it is that we're up to." Continue reading "Truths & Symbolism in Judaism & Christianity"


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Lele Pons has been accused of being "manipulative" and "conniving" after her ex-friends Christian Delgrosso and Amanda Cerny posted some blistering commentary about her.
Amanda claimed that Lele was secretly accessing her account and deleting her popular images, videos and posts from social media for six entire months – all the while pretending to be her best friend!
Christian backed Amanda's claims, and even threw in some shocking jabs of his own.
Amanda Cerny Takes Aim At "Fake Friend" Lele Pons With a Scathing Article
Amanda Cerny posted the following image on her Instagram. She blurred out Lele Pons' face and proclaimed that she now knew who her REAL friends were.
Amanda also provided a link to a piece she wrote on TheDirty about why she's no longer friends with Lele Pons – her frequent collaborator.
Amanda Accuses Lele of Secretly Using Her Phone to Delete Social Media Posts
Amanda explained that around six months ago, her popular posts, images and videos on platforms like Instagram and YouTube started to disappear. Her accounts were also sometimes mysteriously put on private so that she could not gain new followers.
These mysterious deletions were happening as recently as August! Whenever these deletions happened, Amanda revealed that Lele would always be there to comfort her.
At first, Amanda thought that these strange occurrences were due to bugs or errors on the respective social media platforms. However, Amanda recently discovered a far more nefarious reason for her disappearing posts.
Amanda was at a barbecue party with Lele, and was playing charades. She glanced over her shoulder at one point, and was shocked when she realized that Lele was on HER phone and using Snapchat. When Amanda grabbed her phone back from Lele, she saw that her previous photo was deleted. It was at that point that Amanda finally put the pieces together. However, she did not confront Lele at the party.
The next day, Amanda called up Lele and confronted her about her mysterious deletions. Lele initially denied her claims by saying that "best friends wouldn't do that". However, when Amanda later met Lele in person, she quickly realized that Lele was a liar. "She admitted to everything," Amanda said. "So manipulative!"
Amanda even attached some screenshots of text messages from Lele Pons. In the messages, Lele appears distraught after getting caught. On August 17, Lele can be seen begging for Amanda's forgiveness after she ended the friendship.
Why is Amanda suddenly speaking out? She said that Lele was now "spreading lies" about her and claiming that she deleted HER video first. "She is lying," Amanda said. "It is not the truth. She is trying to ruin me!"
Christian Delgrosso Backs Amanda's Claims, Slams 'Manipulative' Lele
Christian Delgrosso was on Instagram and took Amanda's side against Lele. The trio used to be close friends, so fans were shocked when this occurred.
He blasted Lele as a "manipulative opportunist" who's willing to ditch friendships for business. "She only thrives on success!" Christian wrote in a comment.
He accused her of secretly b******* about other internet stars and "using" other people to climb up the internet social ladder. "NEVER stab someone in the back," he said.
Christian praised Amanda for speaking out against Lele. "It has been bothering me for some time. Amanda is too good of a person for this to happen to her… after that conniving crap occurred. Love you, Amanda!"
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In Issue 28 of Creative Cardmaking I had an article about ways to use card with the following items. As it was a spring issue I have used pastel colours to reflect the season.
Firstly, I made a gift bag / box. I messed around for a while to come up with a unique fastening which involves a ribbon wrapped around the box with a little flower tag on the end. There is a magnet in the flower tag and also one inside the box so the ribbon snaps around the box keeping it closed. This wasn't mentioned or evident in the article when it was published so I have made some instructions for it.
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This is how it opens.
This is the back.
and this is what it looks like opened from the back.
A little mini book made using the Sizzix album dies, some Cuttlebug embossing folders with Coredinations cardstock and the Tim Holtz Baroque and Tattered Florals Sizzix dies. In fact, the same supplies were used for all the items.
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A card. I made the shape of the card by cutting through a card blank using the Baroque die but making sure some of the spine was inside the die and didn't cut so that the card would stay together.
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Friday 26 December 2014
It was Friday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
The Imitation Game, directed by Morten Tyldum, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2014
while Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Misselthwaite Archives.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL or Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
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- Period of Ursids meteor shower ends about this day
- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia - Tsunami Awareness Day/Tsunami Memorial (or Remembrance) Day
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- First day of Kwanzaa
- First day of Junkanoo street parade in the Bahamas (the second day is on the New Year's Day)
- Wren day in Ireland and the Isle of Man.
- Boxing Day in the Commonwealth of Nations.
- The first day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
- St. Stephen's Day, a public holiday in Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, and the Republic of Ireland.
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Conquistadors Of European Telecom
Telefónica's (TEF ) Oct. 31 bid for London-based cell-phone provider O2 PLC (OOTFF ), if it goes through, will be one for the record books. The $31.4 billion price tag ranks the deal as the second-largest all-cash offer in telecom history, after Cingular Wireless LLC's purchase of AT&T Wireless. It also would be the largest British acquisition since 2000 and the second-largest proposed takeover this year in Europe after Gas Natural of Spain's (GASNF ) $51.7 billion bid for electricity giant Endesa (ELE ), according to market tracker Dealogic.
The Spanish phone giant's bold bid is the latest in a flurry of recent merger-and-acquisition activity in Europe. Dealmaking in the first nine months of this year topped $763 billion in the Old World, and third-quarter deals outpaced U.S. activity by 50%. It's also a sign of consolidation in the European telecom sector, where resistance to cross-border mergers is wearing down, and smaller, independent carriers are falling prey to globe-straddling giants.
The same day Telefónica announced its O2 bid, Norway's Telenor (TELN ) agreed to buy Vodafone Group PLC's (VOD ) Swedish wireless operations for $1.2 billion. Two private equity firms are circling Danish telecom TDC A/S (TLD ). Ireland's eircom (EIRGF ) said on Nov. 2 that it's being pursued by an unidentified buyer. And France's No. 3 mobile operator, Bouygues Telecom, continues to be seen as a potential target (DCM ).
O2, spun out by BT Group PLC (BT ) in 2001 in an $11 billion "demerger," has been a rumored takeover target for years because it is dwarfed by rivals such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom's (DT ) T-Mobile, and France Telecom's Orange. What caught analysts off guard was the buyer. Telefónica, which has 145 million wired and wireless subscribers worldwide and 68 million mobile customers outside Europe, has long favored acquisitions in emerging and Spanish-speaking markets. The company has spent $50 billion on Latin American telcos since 1990 (BLS ).
But all that changed this year when Telefónica beat out Swisscom in a last-minute bidding war for Czech operator Cesky Telecom. Suddenly, Telefónica's dormant interest in European expansion reawakened. Now, with $36.4 billion in 2004 revenues, up 6.8% from the year before, and first-half 2005 revenues 20% ahead of last year's, Telefónica is outperforming many European peers. More important, it's a cash cow, spinning out almost $3.4 billion in free cash flow in the first half.
Telefónica's move for O2 also may have been defensive. Like other fixed-line operators, it sees a huge long-term threat from Internet telephony, which could savage prices for conventional phone calls. By picking up O2, with its 25 million customers in Britain, Ireland, and Germany, Telefónica gets quick access to two top mobile markets. "O2's integration in the Telefónica group will enhance our growth profile," said Chairman César Alierta Izuel in a statement, "[allowing] us to gain economies of scale and balance our exposure across regions."
Financial analysts were generally positive on the acquisition. Brokerage Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (AZ ) figures that the takeover will add to earnings and cash flow. It says "Telefónica got a fair deal," despite paying 18.4 times O2's projected 2006 earnings. Still, Telefónica's shares fell 4.7% on the Madrid bourse in the days following the bid, and its New York-traded American depositary receipts dropped 5.4%, to $47.37.
If Telefónica succeeds in closing the O2 deal, Alierta and his team will have their hands full. The biggest question is whether Telefónica knows how to win in cutthroat markets such as Britain and Germany. "Telefónica is used to being the leading player in the markets where it's present," says Mark Newman, chief research officer for researcher Informa Telecoms & Media in London. "It may not know how to play catch-up." That's a challenge the Spaniards are ready to tackle.
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