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Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) are essential skills every kid should learn. But how do you make those topics accessible, engaging and fun, especially for younger kids? KiwiCo has set out to solve this problem by developing age-appropriate activities "in a box," they call crates, to inspire the next generation of scientists…(Read More)
My wife Kathy recently shared the story of Jordan DeRosier with me. Her 7-months old baby boy suffocated and died because of a blanket she put into his crib for bedtime. This is a tragic and heartbreaking story that shall remind us to keep baby's crib free of toys, blankets, and crib bumpers…(Read More)
Introducing infants to table food is usually a messy undertaking. More often than not, food and sometimes the whole plate ends up on the dining room floor. That's normal as infants learn new things through play. But that doesn't mean, you shouldn't teach your little one not to throw down food. Ezpz…(Read More)
Our toddler likes to do everything on her own, including brushing her teeth and using the bathroom. But she isn't tall enough to reach, for example, the faucet to wash her hands. For us to allow her to be more independent and do things on her own, she needs a step stool. We have…(Read More)
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Girl in the River — A Novel
A Woman Caught in the Whipsaw of History
It's the middle of the twentieth century and Portland has fallen into the hands of gangsters. Newly orphaned Mae Rose wanders the rain-stained streets alone, on the lam from a knife wielding pimp, mustering her own worst impulses to survive. As Mae rises in Portland's gritty sex industry, she's pursued by a district attorney who wants to ensnare her for more personal reasons. Meanwhile, Dr. Ruth Barnett, queen of Portland's nightlife, runs a lucrative abortion service and it is she who eventually provides the refuge that Mae seeks. After the war, both women are caught in the cross hairs of anti-vice crusader Dottie "Do-good" Lee. Their survival will depend on their ability to outsmart the cops and politicians who no longer protect them.
Girl in the River is a portrait of the intimate lives of women during one of the most corrupt periods in Portland history. It's an unflinching look at the power dynamics of sex. A glimpse into the work life of a call girl. An improbable love story. The tale of post-war assaults on reproductive rights. And a tribute to two remarkable and remarkably different women who shaped the lives of Portlanders during those tumultuous times: Dr. Ruth Barnett and Mayor Dorothy Lee.
Release date: August 20, 2015 by Bygone Era Books.
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Girl in the River starts with a bang and hums right along—like one of those hardboiled film noir movies. Smart and raw, full of sassy dialog, the novel touches on issues of morality and justice, propriety and decency. The 1930s and 40s may have been a simpler time, but the corrosive impact of the corruption […]
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A working girl's tale of desperation, desire and defiance, set in Portland, Oregon during the corrupt and permissive years of World War II and the crackdown that follows.
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Even after a good stretch of untroubled time a girl might fret over which one of her mistakes was the worst ever. Until one day it struck her, when the biggest mistake barged back into her life. Bill Warsham was his name.
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Girl in the River is a work of fiction. But many of the characters are actual historical figures and many of the events took place in that realm of experience we call reality. If you don't want to spend your time puzzling over who's who, here's a cheat sheet.
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Aside from the raid on Ruth Barnett's clinic and her subsequent trial, the scenes in Girl in the River are products of my imagination. But many of them are set in well-known and beloved Portland places. Nearly all have vanished into history. The venerable Broadway Building still stands. Below are some of the settings, accompanied […]


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to play guitar and how to read sheet music on guitar?
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Actually learning to read music on the guitar is one of the
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(2)The type of "Learn To Play Guitar" widely available
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(3) Almost all of the books attempting to teach you how to read,
do not take the guitarist beyond the fifth fret on the first
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Line Ready to Make the Most of Big Norwalk Weekend
For the third time this season, Jason Line and the Summit Racing team will be dealing with the unique experience of racing in their sponsor's race, as the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to Norwalk, Ohio for the fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. Further adding to the significance is the fact that the racetrack also bears their sponsor's name and is a short drive from their Tallmadge headquarters, with a large contingent of Summit executives and employees expected to come out and support their efforts throughout the weekend.
As if that were not enough, Line will also be among the eight racers competing for a $50,000 winner's prize in Saturday's K&N Horsepower Challenge specialty race. It is therefore easy to understand why this weekend is one the team has had circled on their calendars for quite some time.
"Whether you ask Greg (teammate Anderson) or myself or anyone on this Summit Racing team, there's no question that the Norwalk race sits high up on our list of important races," said Line. After all, it's a Summit-sponsored race on a Summit-sponsored track located about an hour's drive from their headquarters. When you throw in the K&N Horsepower Challenge on Saturday, it really doesn't get any bigger.
"Although it's impossible to say we put in an extra effort when we go there, because we approach every race the same, we do try to rise to the occasion in Norwalk, because Summit deserves it. They work hard to be the best in their business, just as we do in ours, and we want to do a good job of representing them.
"Fortunately, our team has managed to do fairly well there in the past, with the two of us splitting the last three races, including Greg doubling up last year. It's a trend we'd like to continue, although I would prefer if it was my Summit Racing Pontiac in the winner's circle."
With such an important weekend ahead of him, Line took advantage of the short week between races to enjoy a little time with his family away from the pressure of competition, driving directly from the last race in Bristol to the Norwalk area. It is a brief respite that could play an important role at the track.
"I'm looking forward to driving up to Norwalk with my wife and the kids," said Line. "My brother Lance, who's been helping us this year, will also be riding up with us. His wife and daughter will be flying in from Minnesota to meet us there and we'll all have some fun at the waterpark on Tuesday.
"It may only be a day, but I think this will allow me to relax and take my mind off things for a few hours, so I can be fully focused once we start racing, which, given how important this race is to us, could be crucial."
In addition to the usual national event competition, Line and seven other Pro Stock drivers will also be competing in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a specialty race pitting the seven best qualifying drivers from the previous year and one competitor selected by the fans in a three-round shootout for $50,000. For the first time in his career, Line will come into the event as the No.1 qualifier, which he hopes to parlay into his first all-star race win.
"Being the No. 1 qualifier for the K&N Horsepower Challenge is a tremendous accomplishment for the entire Summit Racing team," said Line. "It shows that over the course of an entire year, we performed better in qualifying than anyone else, which, as close as the competition is in Pro Stock is hard to do.
"But that's only the first step. This will be my seventh start in the Challenge, and I'm ready to win it. The $50,000 would be great for the team, and I'd love to home that incredible trophy and ring they give to the winner, as well as helping a fan win a new Explorer. I've been the runner-up twice, so maybe being the No. 1 qualifier will be that final piece of the puzzle that puts me over the top.
"Friday's qualifying sessions take on added meaning in Norwalk, because you want to make sure and a get a good starting spot for Sunday so you can just focus on the Challenge on Saturday. Any way you look at it, this is a big weekend for us, and we want to make the most of it."


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Personalized Learning at Eastern Heights
St. Paul Public Schools is implementing Personalized Learning instructional strategies as one facet to help close the achievement gap and for all students to be actively engaged in a 21st century learning experiences. With personalized learning, students have control on their learning experiences by having more voice and choice. Student engagement is also achieved with collaboration opportunities with a team of teachers and their peers. The relationship between the teacher and learner will include more check-ins and small group instruction. Classrooms are equipped with a variety of tools and resources that are easily accessible. Technology is an important tool that can help implement personalized learning and provides the resources, collaboration, and communication tools. In addition to digital tools and tailored instruction, the learning environment needs to have a layout that is conducive to Personalized Learning instructional strategies.
At Eastern Heights Elementary our staff and students have already begun to embrace Personalized Learning methods. All grade levels are using technology for productivity, collaboration, and communication. The main hardware device made available for student use are 3:1 Chromebooks and 1:1 iPads. They are used to access Internet resources, Google Apps, coding applications, and other educational and productivity websites. As a collaborative effort with the district initiative, we are pursuing the change of the learning environment to include a Personalized Learning layout. Thus resulting in a Learning Studio that combines all grade level classrooms into one space. The 2nd Grade instructional team in collaboration with English Language, Special Education, and other specialists will pilot this for the 2014 - 2015 school year. Other grades will be implemented after the first year.
Below is a list of helpful websites that helps explain Personalized Learning and demonstrates what we are trying to achieve.
District Resources
- What is Personalized Learning? - district explanation
- 2nd Grade Learning Studio - proposal drawing with narration
- Learning Studio Pictures - pictures from other school districts
- SPPS Personalized Learning - department website
- SPPS Resources - examples and research
Other Resources
- Animation Explanation - Orange Schools
- Personalize Learning - Delaware Public Schools
- Engage and Empower! - Department of Education explains the importance of Personalized Learning
- UDL research and methods - National Center of Universal Design for Learning
- UDL Principles and Guidelines - application of Personalized Learning instructional strategies
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Spinning and losing: The reality of pokies
A bit of entertainment, or designed to addict? John McCrone gets an insider's guide to playing the pokies.
Robyn is urging me to go faster, her voice a strangled mix of excitement and frustration: "Come on. You're too slow. Just push the bloody button."
It is Monday afternoon down at the Glenbyre Tavern in Bromley, Christchurch. We are on her favourite pokie machine, Show Me The Money. Show me the sucker, more like.
It was this machine that brought Robyn Hayward to the brink of losing her house, to the brink, just about, of crime, and to the brink of driving over the edge of the road in the Port Hills in a mist of tears definitely.
She remembers the day four years ago.
"I'd done it again. I was just going to go and spend a little money, but I'd binged. The mortgage money, everything was gone.
"I came out of the pub and I was a mess. I couldn't see for crying. I was saying I'd done it so many times, I was weak, I couldn't effing beat this thing, I was just useless in society, I may as well hara-kiri myself."
A misadventure in a deep gully would look like an accident, sparing her family some shame. But at the last moment, parked up to gather her nerve, Hayward instead phoned an 0800 problem-gambling helpline and was talked back down to earth.
Pokies are just a bit of fun they say.
Francis Wevers, chief executive of the Charity Gaming Association the spokes-organisation for pubs like the Glenbyre is surprisingly frank about it.
Play the pokies and you will lose. No-one should pretend any different. The odds are fixed by law.
According to the Gambling Act 2003, for every dollar you put in, a machine is only allowed to return a maximum of 92 cents on average.
Though more likely the machine will be tuned towards the minimum legal pay-out of 78 cents.
So losing if you play for any length of time is guaranteed.
Yet Wevers says pokies are an entertainment, an excuse to dream, a way to pass a few hours, and where is the harm in that? Players are paying to be amused in comfortable surroundings.
And oh, a fair slice of the profits goes to good causes.
The divvy is that about a third is hoovered up by the Government in taxes, a third pays for the machines, the rent, the expenses, and a third goes back to fund a broad range of community activities.
Check the accounts of pokie trusts and they highlight their support for your local netball team, rescue helicopter, drug treatment clinic, or whatever.
A few zealots and puritans might complain. But at least when we eventually allowed pokies into New Zealand, we created a mechanism to return some of the pokie cash to the pockets from which it came, says Wevers.
Others, like the Problem Gambling Foundation and Salvation Army Oasis centres, see it differently. Pokies are the crack cocaine of gambling they say.
They are evil machines designed by psychologists to get their hooks into you, the flashing lights, spinning reels, little bleeps, blurts and spasms of music turning players into zombies, siphoning money out of their wallets until they are financial husks.
Did I know that 13 per cent of the pokie players are responsible for 75 per cent of the industry's profits, asks David Coom, South Island manager of the Problem Gambling Foundation?
It is the addicted that are keeping these machines in business.
Horse racing, roulette and other forms of gambling can land people in trouble. But 88 per cent of the foundation's clients are seeking help because of pokies.
Quite simply, they are in a different league when it comes to the misery they cause.
And yet we allow them. Perhaps because, unlike an alcoholic or drug abuser, we cannot just look at a problem gambler and tell, says Coom.
It could be you, me, your neighbour, your child, your accountant. The disappearing money can be hidden for a long time.
It is usually not until a person has blown a gaping, smoking hole in their finances, until the banks, bailiffs and police are involved, that the scale of the addiction comes to light.
And then we will blame the weak-willed individuals, not these parasitic machines, he says.
At the Glenbyre, I am pushing the button on Show Me The Money and, of course, not getting it at all.
The machine slurped in my $20 note with impressive ease. None of the fiddling about you get with a parking meter.
Someone has thought through the ergonomics.
But the array of stake options is a little more baffling. I can gamble a few cents or several dollars on each spin, depending on how many lines I play at once, what sort of pay-out multiplier I choose.
On the widescreen overhead, a message is being flashed up about some jackpot pool prize going past $900. That confuses me, too.
Another spin. I think I may have won something judging by the happy noises. Yet was it more than the stake money I just spent?
Little money bags flash and dance. It is all too tedious, so I lock in the maximum bet to get it over with. But for Hayward, it is infuriating that I am even having to pause to think.
This is the benefit of her spending a decade, in stints of eight hours or more, glued to a chair in front of a pokie screen.
Robyn Hayward can see if I have won or lost even across 20 possible line combinations as the reels are dropping into place.
Proper pokie players keep the foot hard to the floor. That is why the machines come equipped with autoplay buttons. No need to even press to start.
"The machines have to have that, otherwise you'd get RSI wrist strain after a few hours," Hayward laughs.
On the pokie next to me is a slight and elderly Maori lady. Bolt upright and neatly dressed. She is certainly up to speed.
Like clockwork, every few minutes her wallet emerges and another bill is sucked into the slot.
Nothing is coming out again. However, she looks only mildly perturbed, a tiny bit furrowed around the eyes.
I watch gob-smacked as enough to cover a week's electricity bill vanishes into the machine.
It is not a wealthy-looking clientele, it is not a wealthy-looking pub, it is a slow Monday afternoon. But all around, dollars are draining away like blood from a cut artery.
So how much did you lose over the years, I ask Hayward? She cannot calculate. However it was easily hundreds of thousands.
Enough that in her job at the bank, she found herself starting to eye those tempting wads of customers' cash.
Who is to blame here? The people with the problem or the machines which they chose to play?
Hayward says she was a good girl from a Christian family. She had no hint she might be susceptible. It seems in life, you cannot predict what will bring you down.
Like me, she found the pokies tedious at first. For her and her girl friends, having a night out at the Christchurch Casino, they were merely a break from the gaming tables.
"I thought they were boring.
"I could see nobody was enjoying themselves. Nobody was talking. People just had their heads down. There was nothing social about it. There was no skill to it. It did not interest me. Until I played and had my first win."
This is a common tale apparently. It just takes a random payout and suddenly it appears the machines can be beaten. Play moves into a higher gear.
Then the losses start to mount and the game switches to chasing those losses.
The choice becomes whether to tell partners and families about the stupid dollars spent or hoping to claw at least a few of those dollars back.
There is also something comforting, pain-numbing, about the fast-flashing lights, the multiple lines of promise every few moments, the erratic jangle of the micro-wins.
There is no great secret to it really. I studied Psychology 101. We used to call it variable-ratio schedule conditioning.
A rat in a box would learn to push a bar to get a reward of a sip of Milo. Lots of small rewards spread out in an even yet somewhat unpredictable fashion created the most long-term and obsessive bar pushing.
Flash a light or sound a buzzer at the same time and these stimuli become secondary reinforcers enough to keep the button-pushing going on their own.
The rats treated them as rewards because it felt they were nearly getting their sweet Milo fix.
Hayward points out that pokies are quite unlike other forms of gambling in the way they trap you in the zone, quite carefully designed to create a seamless flow of betting and losing.
Lotto comes but once or twice a week. A single bet can buy you quite a few days of day-dreams. Back the horses, or even play the roulette wheel, and every race, every spin, is a distinct event. You also feel connected to a crowd, an occasion, a social context.
But look around this suburban gaming den, a dim sideroom of a pub. There are no clocks, no windows, no telling whether it is night or day. We are all together, but each in the private world of our own machine.
And just consider all the secondary reinforcers that the games offer. Hayward, of course, cannot allow herself to play anymore. But all the tinkling and jangling just about has her bouncing off the walls.
Also, see the way that every spin almost always results in a near miss. Something to get excited about and conceal the fact you just lost.
They call that starved reels. The first few reels to come to rest are stacked with winning symbols, the last only the occasional.
Nearly did it that time, so quick, try again, the machine is saying. Those pokie manufacturers really know how to get inside your head, says Hayward.
The room jackpot is another spur they introduced. One of the 18 machines in the room will eventually strike lucky a chance to recoup a whole afternoon of losses. That sure keeps you in your seat if you were wavering.
The free spin feature is yet another clever hook. It seems like a win because for 20 or 30 goes you are playing with someone else's money.
Naturally, anything won is left in the machine as credits. And you are left feeling refreshed, rewarded, ready to get back in with your own money.
The psychology works. Hayward says yes, you know the machines are built to skim your money at a steady, legally-prescribed rate. But no, you cannot really believe it.
If you have invested several hours feeding a particular machine, you become convinced it must spit back something eventually.
You just have to accept the pain of continuing to insert the notes until finally you get the pay-out you deserve.
"If you sit at that machine long enough, you know something is going to have to happen. A jackpot is going to go. Or even if it is only a $20 pay-out, you think, well, it's on a roll now. It's going to start again," she says.
A pokie with a belly pregnant with your money becomes the obsession. There were days when she was eight hours at a machine, got kicked out at 11.30pm when the pub shut, and was waiting at the door at 7am the next morning.
"That's the madness of the whole addiction. I wouldn't be able to sleep that night because I would be laying there wondering about getting back on that machine before anyone else before anyone else could get my money."
Is it right to call it an addiction though? It is certainly an environment designed to distort your thinking, Hayward says.
She gestures across the room to a middle-aged man a little more grim and intent than the rest. Almost as soon as she walked in she had picked him for a problem gambler.
"See, he's just put fresh notes in that machine, even though he still has a couple of hundred dollars in credits. He thinks he can fool the machine that he's a new gambler."
Again I recall Psychology 101. Superstitious behaviour. Rats would start pushing the bar with their back legs, or after twirling in a circle, if the act happened to coincide with a random reinforcement.
Hayward says this is why she feels she must tell her story, why she has joined lobby groups like Focus on Gambling and gone on marches like the recent Gamble Free Day.
The ordinary person, she says, looking sharply at me, cannot see that pokies could be such a big deal, that in a game involving humans and machines, the machines might have the upper hand.
However, just think how much work has gone into refining their hardware and software, and how much it pays the industry to keep improving the grip they can take on a player's mind.
Industry representatives are incredulous at such extreme talk.
The Charity Gaming Association's Francis Wevers flat-out disputes the claims that a significant proportion of regular pokie players could be considered addicts, a danger to themselves.
He says research shows only 1.2% of people are even at risk. The rest of us can take it or leave it.
As with all forms of gambling, Wevers says, there is a social balance to be struck here. And should the problems of a few be allowed to cramp the fun of the many?
Wevers says the industry has taken steps to manage any harm. For a start, a 1.7% levy on all pokie profits helps pay the wages of the small army of counsellors down at the Problem Gambling Foundation.
Pokies are also incredibly tightly regulated. Every machine in the country is now networked back to the office of the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in Wellington.
A DIA inspector can reach across the network to unplug an individual machine if something shonky is felt to be going on.
Wevers scoffs at the idea that some suburban pubs have now turned into de facto casinos, depending on the rent from hosting pokies rather than their proper business of selling food and drink. The DIA sees the accounts and can fast shut such a place down.
The DIA is also hot on other abuses, such as landlords who lend money to keep gamblers going. Just last month a Kaiapoi publican was taken to court and fined.
The pokies themselves are getting pop-up screens which break the action every half hour, informing players exactly what they have spent and lost, giving them a chance to walk away.
Staff at pubs and casinos are now meant to be trained to spot problem gamblers, catching them before they get in too deep and even excluding them.
Caleb Taila, manager for host responsibility at Christchurch Casino an 18-month-old position says it is certainly in the venue's own interest to stop clients going beyond what they can reasonably afford.
"We really want to look after our customers to ensure we have a sustainable business. If we take care of our customers, we'll get longevity out of them. Whereas if we do have people who develop issues, we may have to exclude them, and potentially we may may never see that customer again."
Yet the Charity Gaming Association admits in a June strategy report, a look into the industry's future, that public disquiet about pokies is growing again.
There has been some unfortunate publicity about a few trusts which have been doling out a little too much in grants to provide stake money for horse racing.
All perfectly legal under the Gambling Act, yet still being seen as an unseemly case of one form of gambling being used to underwrite another.
And more generally, people are questioning the value of pokies as an entertainment. How can losing money in such a contrived and automated way be fun?
Public opinion could be close to a tipping point: "The Class 4 gaming-machine gambling sector faces its greatest challenge since the introduction of legal gaming-machine gambling in New Zealand 20 years ago," the strategy document warns.
Tuesday evening this week I attended a men's counselling meeting at the Problem Gambling Foundation. In the room there seemed to be a cross-section of Christchurch society.
The men echoed Hayward's stories about how these machines can take over your life. And they snorted at the idea the industry might be now protectively watching over them.
One young chap 47 days clean says he would hit the casino at 1.30 in the morning, within minutes of his week's pay being electronically cleared. How was that normal behaviour?
Yet no-one ever came up to his elbow, asking if he felt he could really afford to be on the machines.
This is the danger, I was told.
The way things are, it is not until your life has imploded, until you have stuffed yourself to the tune of $100,000 or whatever other level is needed to get you arrested, bringing eternal shame and hurt to those you love and respect, that a halt gets called.
In a quiet aside, a man confides how he gambled away a house or three in his time. And last year his wife died of cancer.
If only he had had that money to pay for Herceptin treatment, she might still be here.
Later I step round the corner to check out the casino for myself. Again, it is all new to me, a concept I just do not get.
A fair crowd is pushing money into the 500 machines in the Valley of Treasures and Gallery of Gold. No-one is looking too stressed, but not particularly joyful either.
Just people a little glazed. Zoning out. Something to do on a cold evening.
I consider investing another $20 to discover the allure of the pokie. But really, I cannot be bothered.
Inside five minutes I am back out on the street, walking away from all the gaudy, blinking, irritating nonsense.
Perhaps in the psychology class we also had rats like me poor responders, hard to train up, too baffled to make that first lift of the paw.
The lab technicians out back probably knew how to deal with these useless creatures.
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There are always shifts in Educational Philosophy. Educators call it the pendulum of education (ideas that were once in favor, fell out of practice, and returned). Technology is currently in transition. It isn't far from imagination that a student's educational needs could be met with online resources. In fact, at KIS, we use a system called the MOODLE to do just that—reach students online. However, you chose KIS and QSI for reasons other than the school's web presence. Obviously, there is the excellent facility—unique in Kyiv. More important, the staff, composed of international teachers that are hired for their love of children, Western educational training, and interest in the diversity of International Education. Another important reason is the Mastery Learning philosophy that all QSI schools follow. All of these factors are important in the successful education of a child. An email or website or learning game that accomplishes such critical development is a useful tool, but success is achieved by a community of people interested in following a clear course to clear objectives. Teachers, parents, administrators, students, support staff are all part of that community at KIS. Technology is a vital part of education, now and in the future. However, quality teaching in a quality environment is a valuable framework for educational achievement. You have made the right choice by joining KIS! Let's have a great year together!
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At KIS MS, we have a shared vision: The Kyiv International School Middle School provides, in English, a supportive and challenging community for each of our students to achieve personal, physical, and academic excellence. Together we all succeed. The School strives to create a safe, supporting environment that fosters creativity, social action, and academic excellence. The Faculty dedicates itself to provide quality learning experiences, high personal education standards, and to meet student needs through advisory and advocacy. The Middle School Student is committed to meeting high academic and personal expectations, making every effort to honor the success orientations of KIS. The KIS Parent communicates, supports, reinforces and teaches alongside other members of the community.


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Phil McIntyre-Paul
Phil McIntyre-Paul is one of the original "...what if..." guys that has helped make a dream become a reality. Through his tireless efforts, he has helped bring together a large majority of the regional trail stakeholders to sit down and discuss how this idea can become a reality. He has helped develop the Trail Alliance Business Plan, the Shuswap Trails Strategy, facilitate the creation of the Shuswap Trails Roundtable, and submited countless grant applications. Phil's background is in Community Development, Tourism Management and Experential Event creation and implementation.
Lori Schneider Wood
Lori Schneider Wood is also one of the "originals" - co-founding the Shuswap Trail Alliance with a broad circle of regional leadership in 2005. Lori's persuasive energy and ability to build lasting relationships has become a hallmark of the STA's mission to get people working together. She currently tag-teams with Phil to coordinate the day-to-day organization of the Shuswap Trail Alliance, as well as mobilize special projects like the Shuswap Trail Stewards Program.
Veda Roberge
Veda Roberge is the quintessential balance between positive energy and practical "let's figure this out and do it." She coordinates the daily projects, making sure tools, crews, volunteers, and technical partners are prepped and supported. She also anchor's the world of signs, materials, and supporting vendors.
Jacob (Sutra) Brett
Sutra is our lead technical advisor, designer, and trails specialist. He brings a particular sensitivity to designing for both the environmental and social needs of a trail, seeking to understand what motivates a person to walk, ride, or ski a trail as a core consideration in its design.
What's New
Shuswap Outdoors Club Hike
Sun Oct 1, 2017
@ Larch Hills
HIKE Larch Hills (up The Greenway & return by another route). 3-4 hours. Please contact leaders at least a day ahead!
Keith (250-832-7768)
Shuswap Outdoors Club Hike
Sun Oct 15, 2017
@ Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park
HIKE Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park upstream from the bridge on the north side of the river. EASY/MODERATE. ~ 3 hours hiking time. Please contact leaders at least a day ahead!
Ray (250-955-6556) or Gary (250-832-6522).
Shuswap Beachwalkers
Sat Oct 21, 2017 @ 10:00 am
@ Gillespie Road Park
Come join us for a walk on the foreshore - every 3rd Saturday of the month. Everybody and anybody welcome. Dogs on leashes welcome
Fall Trail Stewards Review
Sat Nov 4, 2017 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
@ Little Mt Field House
Shuswap Trail Alliance invites all Trail Stewards for our annual Fall Trail Stewards Review. A chance to review 2017 and see what is on the radar for 2018.
Public assent achieved to purchase Shuswap-to-Armstrong Rail-Trail
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The Shuswap-to-Armstrong Rail-Trail UPDATE: GOOD NEWS! Public assent was achieved to purchase sections of the abandoned Canadian Pacific Rail corridor between Sicamous and Armstrong. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) have both successfully concluded an Alternative Approval Process (AAP), providing them with the necessary public assent to borrow for the purchase of sections of the CP Rail Corridor property between Sicamous and Armstrong, excluding a number of sections owned by the Splatsin.
Trail Volunteers Rock the Shuswap
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
News Release: June 14, 2017 Trail Volunteers Rock the Shuswap The Shuswap, British Columbia - Oh my goodness THANK YOU! To all the volunteers who have been working out on Shuswap Trails: You Rock! So many of you have taken to the trails over the last weeks following the flooding and wind storms, and lifted and flicked and cut your way through the jungle of blowdown to get the trails open again - from Enderby Cliffs to Reinecker Creek to Rubberhead to South Canoe to Mt Baldy and Scotch Creek.


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This unit is located in the centre of Nelson Bay and has water views. There is a large courtyard that leads out to the BBQ area and swimming pool.
The unit is currently a holiday rental but has also had a history as a permanent rental as well. It is being sold fully furnished and there is lift access directly to your front door.
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One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.
Jessie Andrews was a 17-year-old American Apparel salesgirl in Miami Beach when company founder Dov Charney, impressed with her abilities, hired her to instruct the other area employees. She later began modeling for the company and then, at 18, was recruited by elite porn agent Mark Spiegler, who manages high-profile adult stars, including former client Sasha Grey.
By 2012 Andrews was so successful in that industry that the AVN Awards named her best actress for her title role in Portrait of a Call Girl, which finds her engaging in a six–person "blowbang," bondage, sadomasochism and all.
Now 21, Andrews has dirty-blonde hair and wears little makeup. She's comfortable in backward baseball caps and yoga pants, despite the leather gloves and thigh-high boots she wears in the above-mentioned film. Believe it or not, in person she comes across as an innocent, well-mannered, down-to-earth girl.
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"I don't [even] like to put the middle finger up," she says, lounging today in a strapless American Apparel jumpsuit in her friend's downtown L.A. loft, just across the street from her own. "I'm really weird. Even in movies and stuff, I really don't like to curse too much."
Her nice-girl image is all part of her brand, which she's been crafting and promoting on her self-titled Tumblr ever since launching it in 2010, back when she was still a chubby-cheeked, bleach-blonde Miami teenager. Nowadays she's scaling back the porn work — only girl-on-girl — and is working to build fashion and music businesses.
Andrews has a line of handmade, dainty gold chains, a women's streetwear collection in collaboration with U.K.-based clothing designers Hype, her own brand of condoms and a line of sex toys through manufacturer Doc Johnson. (Her artificial vagina is called the All American Pussy.)
She's also a DJ, responsible for an online music compilation called The Girlfriend Mix, in which she and other female DJs join forces to create original sets. Available for free on Soundcloud, the house- and disco-heavy mixes have each been played upward of 30,000 times.
All of these ventures are helping her diversify her brand and give her career a shelf life. After all, everyone knows porn careers are short — or, at least, everyone should. "[Spiegler] always tells girls, 'You need to do something else [besides porn]. And mostly everyone doesn't listen. But I listen," Andrews says.
It helps that she rarely hangs out with other porn actors, she's never done drugs and she doesn't drink. (She's says she's allergic to alcohol, owing to her father's Chinese ancestry.) She's also a bit of a control freak. Even though she's single, she rarely posts photos of her guy friends, because she believes her fans fantasize about her being "a single girl living the life with her girlfriends."
Andrews' fantasy, meanwhile, is to be her own boss. And she's doing it. "I don't think I ever want to go back," she says. Sales jobs in her future? Not likely.
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828 WOODRUSH DRIVE, Kamloops, British Columbia V2C5K3 - 3 year old home in Westsyde - 5 bedrooms plus den which could easily be a 6th bedroom, 3 full bathrooms with a 5 piece ensuite. Lots of extra features including oversized windows to capture the river views, 9' high ceilings, vaulted great room, engineered hardwood floors in living room areas, custom curved stair railing, linear style modern fireplace, wired for sound in living room, and large sun deck with ceiling speakers. Soft pull Maple kitchen, large island and pull out pantry. Full walkout basement, Spacious rec room that walks out to backyard and could be easily converted into a 2 bedroom inlaw suite. H/EFF furnace, heat pump, AC, and gas BBQ box. Home is an Energuide Energy Star home. 4 piece ensuite with tiled shower, jet tub and walk in closet. Hardi plank siding, 35 year roof and premium windows, plus 2 car garage. All measurements are approximate unless verified by the buyer.
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As the admission's office has to analyze a large number of applications, your goal is to stand out in a good way. Keep your application brief, and stick to the point when answering questions. Search on Google for professional resume writing tips, as if you were applying for a job interview, and write your college app in the same style. Admissions officers seek to learn how a given applicant thinks, what kind of person they are, and their level of intellectual promise. In some instances, colleges may spot-check admissions applications for accuracy, such as requiring proof of an extracurricular activity or a summer internship. Colleges look for patterns in both grades and test scores. High grades combined with low test scores may suggest a hard-working student, but high test scores with low grades may suggest a smart, but lazy student. It's optimal to attempt the hardest courses that your high school offers, and the worst thing you can do is to drop a hard course just because you're receiving a low grade.
Applicants who achieve a leadership position in an extracurricular activity are regarded more highly than students who merely participate, so only join clubs that you have a real interest in. About half of colleges use a waiting list, particularly those which are more selective. One survey suggests that 30% of wait-listed students are eventually accepted, so applicants who are wait-listed should contact the admissions office of their top choice by phone, to declare that they will attend if accepted. While most college admissions involve high school students applying directly to college,
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Most colleges accept either the SAT or ACT, and have formulas for converting scores into admissions' criteria. Colleges use these standardized tests because there are substantial differences in curricula, grading, and difficulty among US high schools. One benefit of the ACT test is that it allows the test-taker to select scores to send to specific colleges. The SAT test has a separate vocabulary section while the ACT has a separate science reasoning section. Counselors suggest that students practice taking the test under actual testing conditions, and using a large watch with a sweeping second hand, rather than a digital display which may distract you.
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TSTC Student Services Center
Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX
General Description
The TSTC Student Services Center project was a 180 day 2 phase project. The approximately 12,000 square foot renovation involved demolition and construction of different areas of the facility while maintaining a working environment for the employees. The project now houses several departments including student health-care and financial services.
Whitney ISD 9th Grade Center
Whitney, TX
General Description
The Whitney ISD 9th Grade Center is a six classroom building at the existing campus. The center is equipped with a 1200 square foot science laboratory.
Riesel ISD Gymnasium
Riesel, TX
General Description
The Riesel ISD Gymnasium project is a 22,000 square foot competition gymnasium with a seating capacity near 1000. The gymnasium was designed with a suspended foundation to deal with the poor soil conditions in the area. The project also includes locker rooms, concession areas, and public restrooms.


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This post is a MUST for those who enjoy cafe hopping!XD There is a new cafe opened at Taman Molek about 4 months ago..... So I start to blog this after 4 months haha because I was too busy in the past few monthsTT
Finally my trial exam is over so I have a little free time to blog again whipeee!
Bonbon Cafe( the name sounds so cute haha) serves mainly dessert like cakes and pastries, as well as crepes. There is a variety of crepes with different flavors, which I think it"s quite hard to find a cafe that serves crepes in Johor Bahru so do give it a try!
Their cakes are so extraordinary! I remember that their cakes include coconut flavor, durian and lemon.
I freaking love the design of their tables and chairs but I find that it"s quite difficult to sit on them as you will easily feel uncomfortable so I suggest you all to choose the normal tableXP
Smoked Salmon Crepe
It tastes quite nice with some saltiness from the salmon. Thumbs upXD
This one tastes a bit sweeter with some macarons. It serves with lyche and raspberries so I think it"s a sour-sweet combination hehe
Bonbon Cafe
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How to use and write a library
Arduino popularity largely dependent on a large number of excellent and easy to use Library. The Arduino Library using object-oriented C + + class library from, you can use it easily without knowing the implementation details of the Library.
You can fine Arduino Library in the path: \arduino-1.0.5\libraries. And there's an example in it, which have some demo to help you understand and use the Library. It' very easy to use a Library, here we introduce how to write a Library.
Then let's go, we write a simple calculate Library here. Include the following function:
int sum(int a, int b);
int minus(int a, int b);
Yes, It's very simple, it's obvious that the first function return the sum of two numbers, while the second function return minus. Firstly, we built a folder named Calc, it's also the name of the Library. Then we built a Calc.h file, and fill it:
#ifndef __CALC_H__
#define __CALC_H__
class Calc{
int sum(int a, int b); // return sum
int minus(int a, int b); // return difference
Then Calc.cpp:
#include "Calc.h"
int Calc::sum(int a, int b)
return (a+b);
int minus(int a, int b)
return (a-b);
To help users to understand the use of the Library, we built an examples folder. And there's a demo named cale_test, code folowing:
// demo of calc library
#include <Calc.h>
void setup()
Serial.print("10+15 = ");
Serial.println(calc.sum(10, 15));
Serial.print("100-19 = ");
Serial.println(calc.minus(100, 19));
Serial.println("Calc Library test over!");
void loop()
When using the Arduino IDE, you will see some library functions will be displayed in red, while others do not. Obviously, let the function name and the header file names as well as some macro definitions displayed in red makes the code look more beautiful, and easy to check for errors. To help us create this library can be displayed on the IDE into the red; you need to add a keyboards.txt file in Calc folder, keyboards.txt as follows:
# Syntax Coloring Map For Calc
# Datatypes (KEYWORD1)
Calc KEYWORD1
calc KEYWORD1
# Methods and Functions (KEYWORD2)
sum KEYWORD2
minus KEYWORD2
# Constants (LITERAL1)
As you can see, the class name or file name written before KEYWORD1, the function name written before KEYWORD2. As for LITERAL1, used to highlight the name of the macro definition, which is not related to this library, so empty. Note that between the name and KEYWORD1 has only one tabs, no spaces. Thus, we finish our Calc Library, and it works fine. If you want to try at the library and not bother to type even bother to copy, you can go to my github and download it: https://github.com/loovee/Calc
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Nationals +125?
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Did you backtest this indicator against all your old +130 dogs of last few years? Should we assume your 1x picks will hit at less then 40% based on your changing bankroll? At 7x dog picks are you expecting near 50% win rates?
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Well, this is interesting. I have no need to worry about +130dogs having a bad day. There were none picked today.
Today's Picks:
Braves 102
Mets -141 Focus 7X's
White Sox 139 Focus 7X's
Mariners 113
Padres 102
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Cue the dramatic smoke-bombs and confetti; the Weekly Want has returned! You know what that means. That's right, I'm going to assume you're willing to scroll through a bunch of pictures. So, do that! I'll wait.
Cue the dramatic smoke-bombs and confetti; the Weekly Want has returned! You know what that means. That's right, I'm going to assume you're willing to scroll through a bunch of pictures. So, do that! I'll wait.
Yeah, I know the question that's been on all of your minds. "When is it Weekly Want time again?!" Wait no longer, delectable denizens of Geek-Skull; the latest batch of action figure and collectible images is at hand!
Is it seriously the end of the month already? The calendar can't be argued, so we may as well get our retrospection over with before moving on to March. Here are 10 of Castle Geek-Skull's favorite comic book covers of February 2015!
If you're still feeling unsatisfied after the onslaught of awesome upcoming plastic whozits and whatzits from ToyFair 2015, there's no need to fret. There are still plenty of noteworthy wallet-killers to go around! From newly stocked items to unexpected reveals, here's the latest Weekly Want!
The fine folks at Capcom Unity have just released a new Street Fighter V gameplay trailer! This time, the previously teased character Charlie Nash gets the spotlight. Though formerly deceased in the series' storyline, clearly nefarious means have brought forth his resurrection.
No longer the heroic sort fans grew to love during the 1990s' Street Fighter Alpha series, Nash now comes across as a villainous badass. The corresponding gameplay looks quite promising. His classic moves have returned alongside some slick new tricks. The trailer is quite effective in making him look like an absolute powerhouse.
Thanks to TFW2005's Sup3hobo, we now have a look at the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks. Scanned from a Japanese toy magazine, the photo shows off an early look at the classic 1985 character's prototype. I must say, it looks quite promising!
Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson's Ei8ht brings us the story of a time travel mission gone wrong. Stranded and disoriented, chrononaut Joshua has found himself in quite a mess. It may seem simple at face value, but it's a strong enough premise to warrant checking out.
With Toy Fair 2015 now behind us, it seems fitting to dedicate the latest Weekly Want to some of the event's coolest featured items. The fun just never ends here on Castle Geek-Skull. Let's get to it!
I'm almost certainly biased in the matter, but I'm of the firm belief that the Transformers brand completely stole the show at Toy Fair 2015. In effort to prolong my robot-fueled high as long as possible, I'm going to pour over as many of the eye-catching new reveals and official promo images as I can. Tag along, won't you?
While the GDO Hot Spot made from Universe Inferno was an acceptable placeholder, the firetruck Protectobot leader now has a fantastic original sculpt on the way. Once again, patience pays off!
Oh look, it's Valentine's Day. Since I'm going it alone this year, I may as well take the opportunity to indulge in a little "me time." I'll give you a moment to get your mind out of the gutter; I'm saying it's time to read some comics!
I may not be in the hearts n' kisses mood, but what the hell; let's see what Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special #1 has in store!