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CurriculumShould we continue to persist with Year 9 and 10 students moving from class to class every hour, largely with the same students, to learn each subject totally in isolation from the other. Where will they ever do that in their lives (unless they go teaching!). We are asking them to learn in a very abstract way. I am not sure how many 13-15 year olds can operate effectively in an abstract world!
Maybe we can think about ways of wrapping around the key learning objectives of each subject into projects and assignments that students can connect with.
Comments from Mit
I have always believed in this idea or type of programme. The projects or self management learning is similar to the SPEC programme where students develop their own planning, relate to others, participate and contribute through their own knowledge and choice of study. All of the guidelines/learning outcomes used in SPEC meet the Key Competencies under the new Curriculum. Is it not possible for some classes to have 'homeroom' base learning especially the lower groups.
Response from Maurie
I am tending towards a home base for all junior classes or learning teams. Lots of issues to sort through though. The Spec idea, New Basics from Queensland, Future Problem Solving, Project Based Learning all are similar.
Faithe's Thoughts
In response to your initial question Maurie I would have to agree with you about the obvious mismatch of the way we learn at school as opposed to the reality of real world learning and living. This is different for everyone and is affected by the stories that have helped shape our lives. However, there are basic life / learning concepts that are relevant to all of us as well as sets of skills that we all need to function successfully within a community. One of the things that I have observed with our generation Y'ers is their incessant need to be 'connected' 24/7 to not only their friends but all of "living". I prefer to call them the generation I''ers as they want to do and expreience everything instantly, a bit like text messaging. I believe that if we were to explore this notion of connectedness we would gain much insight into how we might change the way we currently operate in many areas. Pehea o whakaaro?
Thanks Faith. The stuff about connectedness is true and I feel we need to include such practices within the learning experience. Hope you check out the other wiki on Web 2.0 tools. Neat article in latest North and South about Gen Y.
LAU's Comment:
Really support the home-room idea, there are just so many positives to this that it cant be overlooked. This is probably the most obvious...observation (i know that's grammatically wrong) that I made on the Primary Visits that led to success. Many students, especially the juniors would benefit from this structural security; moving from class to class every 50-60mins is simply dissruptive.
Faithe Again
Kia ora mo tera Morehu. I investigated Wiki's and Gen Y'ers etc quite a bit as part of my 2006 E Fellowship research project and like you believe that they can have a big part to play in personalising student's learning through the use of Electronic Portfolios (EP's) as tools for enabling students to manage their own current 'just in time' learning experiences as well as their past. Each of the adult learners in our ACE Study Support group this year has an individualised learning plan and a recently established EP on our intranet and I hope to have them actively participating in our CAO blogsite and Wiki. I look forward to the day that more staff are able to take on board these wonderful tools for learning.
Latest Plans After Aussie Trip
After a quick coffee we returned to the Hotel and spent the next couple of hours moulding our
excitement into a workable plan which follows:
Read material supplied by Education Queensland before landing in NZ.
Download and familiarise ourselves with all Rich Tasks and Blueprints by end of holidays.
Meet in first week of Term IV to prepare ALG presentation.
Present the following to ALG by end of week 3:
One year 9 class (minimum) be staffed by converts who would teach one Rich Task/Blueprint to that class in 2009 and report to ALG.
Combine two Year 9 classes as desribed above with four teachers and deliver a full Rich Task/Blueprint curriculum in 2010 and report to ALG.
All Year 9 and the Year 10 pilot have curriculum as above in 2011.
All Year 9 and 10 have above curriculum from 2012.
What follows is a summary of factors to take into account when reforming curriculum and has contributed to our plans above..
Curriculum Drivers
(Summary of address by Dr Michelle Bruniges)
Social and economic trends driving curriculum reform
Globalisation is a feature of the world we live in. Advances in information and communication technologies, and in transport systems have brought about rapid change and diverse challenges. The changing nature of production and the workforce will, and already is, influencing demand for different skills. Curriculum must respond to these changes. It is imperative that curriculum remains relevant, responsible, adaptive and responsive to the international arena – while at the same time not losing sight of the immediate local context.
The nature of knowledge and the knowledge economy
The rapid growth in knowledge – improved access to knowledge and use of existing knowledge to generate new knowledge – has resulted in changes to the way people work and to our understanding of the nature and value of knowledge. These changes must be reflected in planning the delivery of curriculum in schools.
As it is impossible for students to learn everything, it is necessary that students learn a core of knowledge that will provide the common understandings and language needed to be able to work with others in a variety of contexts, and develop the research and thinking skills to find and use information when it is required.
Three areas of emphasis must be made explicit in curriculum:
- provide students with the core knowledge – what is essential to 'know';
- enable the students to develop the intellectual tools, the learning strategies, and the critical faculties required for deep and lifelong learning;
- ensure that students understand how to apply and critique knowledge and skills.
Advances in technology
Advances in technology have led to significant change in curriculum; not only in what is taught, but also in how it is assessed. There is a rapid progression from teaching students how to use computers, to using them as powerful tools in everyday teaching and learning. This has implications for not only the way in which students learn, but also for the method of instruction.
Curriculum needs to provide a path for students to develop values and a way of life that is consistent with sharing the rights and responsibilities of citizenship with others of different backgrounds.
Developments in teaching and learning
High quality teachers who have the knowledge, skills, experience and professional value to be able to respond effectively to differences in the cohort make a significant and lasting contribution to young people's lives by enhancing their knowledge and their capacities.
Effective teachers
Excellence in teaching is the single most powerful influence on teaching. Effective teaching is needed to link pedagogy to the needs and prior understanding of the learner, the knowledge and skills to be learnt, the values to be acquired, and make valid and reliable assessment decisions about learning.
Equity in curriculum
Across the world, in education terms, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. The PISA results show that the biggest issue in New Zealand's education system is the lack of equity evidenced by the long tail of under-achievement that exists. A valid response is not to have differential outcomes for students, but rather to ensure that the conditions necessary for student success exist in all schools and for all students.
The use of data to inform teaching and learning
Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment must be aligned. Valid assessment for the 21st Century will tell the teacher what and how much each student is learning and what needs to occur for that student to continue learning and meet the outcomes of the programmes that make up the curriculum. To be valid, an assessment has to adequately and accurately reflect the relevant learning objectives. This requires a pedagogical shift for most teachers.
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too much to talk about in this wiki!!
Lots of exciting stuff,
we need to get smarter about NCEA assessments. Students programmes need to be better planned and morepurposeful, they need to be responisble for choices about assessments, so thatthey front up because they see the need. we waste a lot ofour students time and they know it better than we do. we need to be far more cross curricular inour courses.
what about some courses being single semester courses- e.g 11 Maths 3 and 11 hpe have similar client base , we have two classes of each, what about compactingtheir courses and running one inthe firsthalf and the other inthe second half, teachers would run 11 HPE twice, but the students would swap from Maths with their 12 or 15 credits, to 11 HPE for the second half or vice versa, kids get more out of their year, wouldn't work so well for academic students.
I have a big concern about doing only five subjects, we would need to manage the opportunity for students looking for Merit and Excellence Awards for NCEA to get enough chances to get their 50 credits at that level, often our more academic students are having trouble getting down to only six subjects, recently we have had students doing seven yr 12 subjects, not for credits but because they want the knowledge and experience to go on with. Perhaps we could offer an academic core subject which covers a few research type achievement standards, IT standards, Te Reo, Health......, differentiated programme!!!
Can I add in here that i think all our students should be Bilingual, they should all graduate with at least NCEA level 1 qualifications in Te Reo.
Can't wait. when is the presentation? when can other mere mortals have some more input.
Maurie responds: Yeehah! Brilliant ideas. Mere mortals should keep res[\ponding as they are now. I will present to ALG early in term for feedback. We still have to visit Alfriston and Unlimited. Whole staff later in term.
LAU - Just a point of clarfication; Debbie, I think you mean 11SPS, as 11HPE is largely an academic group of students. I agree, we do need to get smarter re: NCEA especially concerning compartmentalised assessment criteria and tasks - this is what chews away the time and takes lots of admin! Students should take courses to gain the knowledge offered by them; not to collect credits attained within them.
Hi all Pete here
I had an interesting day recently as a "reliever". I first sat and listened to the frustrations and concerns of some staff regarding the school canteen operation. I then took a year 11 IT class who were producing menu spreadsheets and costings etc... for a school canteen (somewhere). You don't have to be a specialist in the obvious to work out that this is only one of many opportunities that exist within the school that could have relevant actual learning outcomes should these ever meet. Menu design, brochure creation, dietry requirements, management, accounting etc.... all taught at school!!
The idea of "learning communities" is something that excites me. What this means to me is that I am excited about and want to learn about "item A" because I am interested in "item A". I naturally find myself hanging around with "item A" type people, reading/researching "item A" and doing "item A" as much as possible. One day I realize that along with "item A" came all of this other knowledge/learning such as: "item A" weighs this much, is found here, costs this much, should only be used this way etc....
In essence I think that if a person is excited or interested in any particular subject they will acquire the knowledge themselves and learn even if you try to stop them! "Don't expect kids to learn the way you teach, teach the kids the way they learn"
I believe that there are many examples of learning communities and awesome opportunities where an intergrated approach could be benefitial within our school and that we should not be restricted by year level when considering this change. I am not yet a trained teacher but this one really interests me.
regards a mere mortal has spoken.
This link lists the skills employers are looking for. We should keep these in mind when preparing our programmes.
"Employers need people who are able to read, write, count, do sums and speak effectively. They need to be able to get along with and respect others. They should be able to think, take initiative and solve problems. They need to have a work ethic and a sense of responsibility. And they need to be able and willing to keep learning."
Phil O'Reilly, CEO, Business NZ
Kazel here: That quote is from 2007. Here is an article by Phil O'Reilly in the NZ herald in Jan this year, discussing the importance of including discussion on Environmental Sustainability in any economic forcasts. It seems all very reasonable enough, until you realise that since then we have seen almost total global financial market collapse and the news that there may well be less than two years to prevent runaway climate change. If you have a look at this linkfrom just before the election, you might agree with me that the wishes of the business world are not necessarily the best skills we can give our students to prepare them for the future. (eg. 61% of them want to privitise ACC, 89% do not want laws for work-life balance).
Alfriston Report - KUI
On 25 November 2008 I visited Alfriston School in Manurewa with Maurie and Lea to investigate curriculum design/delivery and building/environment.
It was a very worthwhile day, the highlight for me being the chance to spend 14 uninterrupted hours with two great SLT members and explore ideas/pick each other's brains/talk/learn together.
Below is a list of ideas that inspired me that I believe we should keep exploring for Opotiki College.
What: Student Diary
How it Works: Student Diary issued on a term by term basis. Has a variety of uses but is monitored by tutor teacher and involves regular reflection structured around Independent Learning Goals. Also acts as a "Passport" for students out of class.
Potential Benefits: Supports independent learning objectives. Helps support objective of students being in class unless they have permission.
Possible Drawbacks: Kids wont carry diary
Next Steps: SLT discuss issue, introduce idea to staff.
What: 100 Minute Periods
How it Works: 3x100 minute periods each day
Potential Benefits/Drawbacks: Lea to discuss/summarise
Next Step: SLT
What: 3 Day Learning Episode
How it Works: Whole school timetable suspended for 3 day learning episodes. One per term.
Benefits: Students learn in multi-level situations. Staff work cross curricular. Everyone follows passions and has fun. WE could remodel our existing Outdoor Ed programme into this model.
Drawbacks: Resources, teachers would argue that NCEA classes are more important
Next Steps: SLT discuss, KUI keen to work with this idea with staff
What: Library Textbook Issue
How it Works: Textbooks store in library and issues through library system
Potential Benefits: Huge reduction in book loss as textbooks are tracked through student library records
Possible Drawbacks: Extra work for librarians
Next Steps: KUI to talk to Leigh A about this and see if its possible under current library setup.
What: Independent Learning Licence
How it Works: Senior students involved in independent learning projects go through a series of steps to gain a licence to be in other places/managing their own learning
Potential Benefits: Supports independent learning goals and gives clear pathway for students who can self-manage and offers support for those that cant
Possible Drawbacks: We're not ready yet
Next Steps: Keep working on Independent Learning for juniors but store this idea away.
What: Real Tasks
How it Works: Students working with local voluntary agencies eg MEALS ON WHEELS to assist/improve/redesign aspects of their service
Potential Benefits: Real task, authentic audience, community relations
Possible Drawbacks: Can't think of any except that it might not be easy to find the right opportunities
Next Steps: Trial this idea through Rich Task Pilot
What: Learn to Learn
How it Works: 21st century take on study class
Potential Benefits: All Year 9s take learn to learn modules, exploring learning styles/metacognition/thinking tools etc
Possible Drawbacks: Timetabling? Staffing?
Next Steps: SLT
What:Independent Learning Centres
How it Works: Detailed information given out to ABR/VEL/KUI. Essentially a flexible, trained-staff space where students can pursue independent learning.
Benefits: Heaps. An logical follow-on development to trial work we are doing with independent learning in the junior school.
Drawbacks: We aren't ready for it yet. Staffing.
Next Steps: SLT
Building Design Highlights:
Shared spaces, open classrooms (lots of glass), flexible spaces, movable walls, 6 computers in each class, school built around "whanau" blocks, safe design (no dark corners where bullies lurk), school core values displayed in every room, movable furniture.
Design Problems: Temperature – too hot/ no aircon. (Can students learn when they are too hot/too cold????)
Conclusion: The thing that stood out for me most in my visit to Alfriston was that the great "independent learning" outcomes that were happening in the senior school, started in year 9. The patterns and behaviours around independent learning were built up slowly over a students time in college so that by Year 13 they had those skills/values/behaviours embedded in them through a wide variety of experiences/practices and could in most cases manage their own learning in significant ways.
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Link: A. Biden Looking Foolish In Turkey
B. Taliban On The Move
Please read the links before going any further. I don't want to repeat the details which are included, and they are essential to the discussion today. These two links bring the cold hard truth home to our doorstep. Our foreign policy is a complete failure; and utter disaster. I can't recall a foreign policy this opaque, weak, and self-defeating in the 238-year history of our Republic. Vice President Joe Biden, unable to sit still for five minutes because in his mind he should be president, continues to expand the traditional role of the office. Maybe I shouldn't blame Crazy Uncle Joe. Instead of making the trip to Turkey himself, President Obama continued his weekly diet of executive actions, golf, and fund-raising. After Biden insulted Turkish President Erdogan last month (and screwed up the less-than publicized apology which was only reported on Foxnews), he was the last person who should have making a trip to Turkey. It provided all the U.S.-hating groups, including the one who abused our sailors last month, with an opportunity to take to the streets and protest this Great Satan. The Turkish press had a field day. And as usual, Crazy Uncle Joe had no clue what was going on, returning back to the United States to report that the trip had been a "tremendous success". While Biden was describing his diplomatic coup to anyone who would listen (CNN, NPR, MSNBC, CNBC, and CBS, who combined don't equal the audience of Foxnews), Erdogan was openly and pointedly spewing egregious insults to the United States. Erdogan stated that Turkey was "against impertinence, recklessness, and endless demands". "Why is someone coming to this region from 12,000 kilometers away?", Erdogan asked rhetorically to a meeting of Turkish businessmen in Ankara. The U.S. Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey has been denied permission to fly sorties against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq. This makes the operation that much more expensive and complicated. The Turks refused to allow the use of Incirlik during Operation Enduring Freedom as well, and President Bush was the first leader to bend over and touch toes for Erdogan. What I would give for a leader in the White House! Ronald Reagan would have told the Turks that if you won't let us use our Air Base, then we will shut it. No more rent, no more financial support to the local economy, no more U.S. military families supporting the Turkish tourist industry, and most important, no more sales of F16s or spare parts to the Turkish Air Force. Instead, we allow tin-horn dictators like Putin, Erdogan and Assad to determine our foreign policy. Erdogan had plenty of opportunities to intervene militarily in Syria and remove Assad before the beginning of the current anti-Islamic State air campaign. Instead of facing the music for his lack of nerve, he just kicks more sand I our face.
The Taliban is alive and well and establishing a military presence in Kabul. Historically, this is the first step towards turning the capital city into a urban war zone, which will allow the Taliban, who are much more comfortable with guerilla-type tactics, to occupy the city one house, one street, one neighborhood at a time. Before the Soviets departed in 1980, they installed a puppet government in Kabul which was supported by a reasonably sized and well-equipped army. The fear was that this Soviet-back government was going to keep control of some of the larger cities while the Mujahideen took over the rest of the country. Events didn't play out as expected, as the Mujahideen (we call them "The Taliban" nowadays) moved into the cities and began a campaign of destabilization of authority. It happened so quickly that the Russians had no opportunity to evacuate the majority of their remaining resources in Kabul. Deja vu, folks, deja vu. The U.S. troops left in Afghanistan are under instructions to complete training assignments with the Afghan Army and also to protect remaining U.S. Bases as resources are evacuated back to Europe and the United States. Is there any question that a year or so after the last U.S. soldier departs, the Taliban will be back in power? Not to me there isn't. President Obama will then have the honor of proudly declaring both Afghanistan and Iraq "free of the U.S. military". Just how much does this guy hate the military?
As for December 2014, Iraq is embroiled in a conflict against Islamic extremists, and the only real military support is coming from Iran. The Iranians never met a vacuum that they didn't fill. All the positive developments from Operation Enduring Freedom are either gone or in jeopardy. Afghanistan is producing poppies for drug production again like nobodies business. It is estimated that the Islamic State is benefitting financially from the opium trade. While Iraq and the Kurds fight for survival against the Islamic State, and Syria continues to be ground zero for Islamic State strategic successes, the United States continues to lead an air campaign (with the support of the Saudis, the UAE, and Qatar) that is beginning to appear ineffectual. As highlighted by a recent post, the Islamic State is so fat in resources that it has started the process of expansion into north Africa. By the way, are we still training the New Syrian Army? Has anyone heard an update recently? I've been waiting patiently for some clarification on the alleged "defensive posture only" intentions of this army which is being trained and equipped by the U.S. taxpayer.
What is our foreign policy and military strategy in Syria? Iraq? What about Afghanistan? When the Taliban retakes the country and all the teachers are shot, the little schoolgirls beaten and the schools burned to the ground, will we establish diplomatic relations with the Taliban? What are we trying to achieve with the air campaign in Syria? if we destroy the Islamic State, Bashir al-Assad and his recently refurbished army and air force will retake the country. Putin will be thrilled, but is that in our best interest? With regards to Turkey, will the administration have any response to the public insults, the physical assault of our sailors, and anti-U.S. speeches and demonstrations?
I invite any defender of this administration to address these questions here on my blog. You will have the same amount of space that I use, and you will see no rebuttal for the entire day. Please come and explain what we can expect in the next two years in the way of diplomacy. And help us understand what exactly is going on with the New Syrian Army and the billions being spent to stand it up. Have we written off Iraq and Afghanistan? If not, what are our diplomatic options and initiatives to protect the freedoms and rights that the people of Iraq and Afghanistan have been able to enjoy for the past few years? Those rights and freedoms were obtained with the blood and sweat of U.S. soldiers. Doesn't that give us some equity in the evolving situation?

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The Diocese of Savannah has filed suit in federal court seeking to block the Health and Human Services mandate that would force religious employers to provide medical services in violation of their religious beliefs.
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With this action, the Catholic Church in Georgia joins more than 50 other dioceses, schools, hospitals, social service agencies and other institutions that have filed suit in federal court to stop these three government agencies from implementing a mandate that would require them to cover and provide for free contraceptives and sterilization in their health plans.
Bishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv. commented, "Our challenge to the federal mandate is not about whether people in this country should have access to the services covered by the mandate; but rather, it is about the fundamental issue of whether the government may force religious institutions and individuals to fund services which violate our religious and moral beliefs.
The Diocese of Savannah has filed the suit because the federal government is requiring religious organizations, under penalty of law, to provide, pay for, and/or facilitate access to abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception in violation of their religious beliefs.
The lawsuit states, "Plantiffs acknowledge that individuals in this country have a legal right to these medical services; they are, and will continue to be, freely available in the United States, and nothing prevents the Government itself from making them more widely available. But the right to such services does not authorize the Government to co-opt religious entities like Plantiffs into providing or facilitating access to them."
While the government has recognized a religious exemption to these mandates, it is so narrowly worded that many religious institutions do not qualify for it. To qualify for an exemption, a religious institution must submit to a governmental investigation into whether their "purpose" is the "inculcation of religious values," whether they "primarily" employ persons who share their religious tenets," and whether they "primarily" serve such people. Catholic schools and the social service programs of the Diocese of Savannah are open to people of all faiths and do not consider religious affiliation in hiring for most positions.
Bishop Hartmayer said, "We bring our heritage of faith and dedication to the poor and needy who have been served by the agencies of the Catholic Church in Georgia with generosity and commitment since 1850. We become one more voice that must be heard by the courts as they consider the legality of this action."
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As the Fourth of July fast approaches and we consider the many alternatives available for recreation and entertainment, it is fitting that we also ponder an important question tied closely to the deeper meaning of the day.
It is a deceptively simple question, but one that encompasses the essence of every significant policy issue that confronts us as a nation. And the answer to the question will determine whether we survive as a free people.
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WARNING: There is a lemon in this fanfic and this is unbeta'd. Now that you have been warned, I do not want any flaming or rude comments on how I cannot spell or write. It is 5:30 in the morning, get a life and stop bothering people because you're an insecure bully.
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"Here." Alfons handed Alphonse another punch. Alphonse's vision blurred as he tried to focus on the seemingly innocent pink drink in front of him.
"Uh, thanks." Alphonse downed the drink in one swig, knocking it back like an expert.
"Can we get another over here?" Edward shouted to the bartender.
"You've been knocking it back all night, you're gonna get alco-," the bartender was cut off suddenly.
"Hahaha! There's no alcohol in this, don't worry!" Edward and Alfons smiled innocently. Alphonse stared at them cluelessly.
"Punch doesn't have alcohol in it," Alphonse said calmly.
"Exactly," Alfons said.
"Let's ditch," Edward said, getting up to say goodbye to Winry and Scar, the newlywed couple.
Alfons opened the door to the hotel room. Alphonse looked around, confused. This wasn't his and Brother's house. The hotel room was large and lavishly decorated. There was a small living room with a fireplace and beyond that, there was a door leading to the bedroom.
"Why-" Alphonse was cut off as Edward scooped him up and into his arms. Alfons walked forward, Edward a little ways behind him. The bedroom door was opened and Alphonse was thrown on the bed. Then, both blonde-haired boys climbed into the bed after him.
Edward leaned down and whispered in Alphonse's ear, "We're gonna fuck you so hard," Edward said huskily, "We're going to pound into you and fill you to the brim with our hot cum." Alphonse blushed and tried to squirm away. 'But why,' he asked himself. 'All I've ever wanted was for them to want me this way, but they never seemed interested.' The golden-haired boy blushed, thinking of all the wet dreams he'd had of the two handsome men above him. Especially the most recent one. Alphonse was broken out his dazed stupor by a tugging on his shirt.
"N-no!" Alphonse gasped as Alfons unbuttoned his shirt and Edward unzipped his pants. "No! Stop!" Alphonse's eyes widened comically as Edward slipped his brother's pants off and tugged on his cock.
"How cute," Edward mused, bending down to lick the tip.
"Nyah~" Aphonse moaned, Alfons chuckling in the background.
"Feels good, doesn't it?" Alfons grinned. He bent his head and began teasing Alphonse's nipple with his tongue. At first, he flicked the nipple with the tip of his tongue. Then, he licked it, twirling his tongue around it. Finally, he sucked it hard, mercilessly groping Alphonse's ass all the while. Then, he gave the other nipple the same treatment. Alphonse moaned and bucked up into Edward's mouth.
"P-please," the usually shy boy gasped, "More!" Alphonse bucked into Edward's mouth again, this time gagging him. Edward came up coughing.
"What a naughty boy," Alfons said, opening his fly and pulling out his steel-hard cock, "I'll have to punish you." Edward laughed and twirled his tongue around Alphonse's shaft. Alphonse arched his back, tossing his head back and opening his mouth to scream. Alfons took advantage of the opportunity. He held Alphonse's head and pushed his cock past those beautiful pink lips. Alphonse's eyes widened in shock. 'It's so big,' Alphonse thought, moaning at the thought of that huge, throbbing cock sliding into him. "Suck," Alfons said gently, stroking Alphonse's hair. Alphonse looked up at Alfons through his lashes, a light dusting of pink covering his tanned cheeks. Alfons groaned and bucked his hips, making Alphonse gag. Alfons pulled back a bit. "I'm sorry." Alphonse looked up again. Truthfully, Alfons didn't taste bad. All he could taste is saltiness. He took Alfons in his mouth again and slowly, he began to suck Alfons' dick, sliding his tongue over the veins and moaning quietly at the taste. Edward looked up from Alphonse's lap.
"Having fun Al?" Edward asked, smiling as he fingered the tip of Alphonse's shaft. Alphonse looked down at him and blushed. Alfons looked down at him and twiddled two of his fingers. Edward nodded and placed the index and middle fingers of his right hand against Alfons' lips. "Suck," he said huskily, lust dripping into his voice. Alfons obliged and sucked at the digits until he deemed them wet enough. Edward slipped his fingers out of Alfons' mouth and pressed a wet finger against Alphonse's fluttering pink hole. He slowly pressed down, Alphonse tensing around his finger. "We're gonna need better lube," Edward said. Alfons nodded. Slipping out of Alphonse's mouth, he walked around the bed and towards the bedside table. He opened the middle drawer and took out lube and two condoms, then handed them to Edward.
"Will it hurt?" Alphonse asked. Edward looked up. Alphonse had been so quiet throughout the whole ordeal.
"A little, but we'll try to make it as painless as possible," Edward replied gently, taking off his pants before resuming his place. Alfons bent down and swallowed Alphonse's cock whole. A loud moan echoed through the room. Edward pushed in two more fingers and scissored them, adding lube at regular intervals. Meanwhile, Alfons was successfully distracting Alphonse. Alphonse moaned as Edward rubbed his prostate.
"Okay, okay," Alphonse whined, "I'm ready." Edward looked up at him and continued stretching the now red, twitching hole. Alphonse bucked and squirmed. "Fuck me!" The two blondes continued ignoring him. Finally, Edward withdrew his fingers and reached for a tissue to wipe off the lube on his fingers. Alfons lifted his mouth off of Alphonse, and pushed the boy's legs apart and put his left leg on top of Edward's shoulder and Alphonse's right leg on top of his shoulder. Edward passed Alfons a condom and they rolled them on. Alphonse moaned in anticipation, bucking his hips slightly. That was, until he realized what both boys were doing between his legs. His eyes widened. "N-no. Both of you will never fi-" Edward and Alfons thrust forward. The three boys moaned.
"God, so tight," Edward moaned. Alphonse whined, loving the feeling of being completely filled with cock. The boys stilled to let Alphonse adjust the feeling of being stretched so far. When the boys thrust in again, they hit his prostate. And when Alphonse emitted a wanton, slutty-sounding moan, the blondes continued to thrust against his prostate until Alphonse couldn't take it anymore. He canted his hips and screamed, about to fall over the edge of orgasm. But, something stopped him. Something was pressing into the base of his cock. Alphonse arched his back and looked down, seeing the glint of metal.
"No," he cried, "You can't do this to me!" Edward and Alfons groaned as Alphonse clamped down on them.
"We're wearing them too," Edward groaned as he felt Alphonse clench his muscles.
"I want this to last longer," Alfons explained. Alphonse growled, tears of frustration springing up in his eyes. Both boys continued to thrust into the incredibly tight opening, their cocks sliding against each other's. Wanton moaning noises slipped from Alphonse's abused pink lips as each blonde-haired boy slipped out and back in. The boys groaned as the golden-haired boy clenched his opening, reluctant to let the delicious, thick cocks that were filling him, leave.
Alphonse threw his hips up, thrusting back against Edward and Alfons' pistoning thrusts to his prostate with the little energy he had left, hoping to persuade them to take off the cock rings. The boys groaned again, the hot, tight heat of Alphonse's abused hole pressing their cocks together, creating an unbearably delicious friction. The trio knew, if not for the cock rings, they would've cum a long time ago. Finally, Alfons had had enough. He stopped thrusting, and grasped Edward's cock as he slid out to get him to stop thrusting too. Then, both of them slid the three cock rings off of each other and slammed back in again. Alphonse's warm body greeted them as if they had been gone forever, squeezing them tightly. The boys thrust in faster than before, ramming into Alphonse so hard that the bed thumped against the wall. Alphonse tossed his head back, sobbing in pleasure. Edward stroked his brother's cock and tugged off the cock ring, and Alphonse exploded.
Cum splattered all over his stomach, chest and some even got on his cheeks. The golden-haired boy tightened even further and then it was all over. The boys pulled Alphonse's hips towards them and came, spilling their hot seed into him. Then they collapsed, snuggling into Alphonse's sides.
"So, did you enjoy your first time," asked Edward as he tugged the folded blanket over them. Alphonse moaned as some of the cum in his ass gushed out.
"I-I did," Alphonse said, moaning again as his hole tried to clench around something that was no longer there. Edward smiled over at Alfons.
"We should do this again sometime," Edward said.
"Yeah," Alfons agreed. Alphonse blushed, boldly grabbing his new lovers' cocks and stroking them.
"Can we do it again now?"


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So i finally got down to the bushwick collective and met up with Joe the curator to pick a spot. I painted a sheetmetal fence, right next to joe iurato on the corner of troutman and st.nicolas. I did an abstract piece that i been working on lately and am really happy with how it came out.


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The RNA Recognition Motif (RRM) is the most ubiquitous RNA binding domain. Here the authors combined NMR and molecular dynamics simulations and show that the RRM RNA binding surface exists in different states and that a conformational switch of aromatic side-chains fine-tunes sequence specific binding affinities.Nature Communications 8, 654
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Paddled For Parking
Ref the letter- 'wrongly paddled?',in my own experience as a trainee teacher, I doubt if mentioning that she was a member of staff would have saved her from being paddled.
The high school that I did my final year at treated the trainee teachers as little more than an annoyance, we had no privileges that the students didn't have, apart from access to the staff only lounge, and restrooms. The first week I was there I was warned about parking in the staff car park, which surprised me as I considered myself staff, but I was told in no uncertain terms that I wasn't. A couple of weeks later I was running late, so I parked in the forbidden staff area as it was nearer to the assembly hall. I fully intended to move my vehicle at recess. During my first class of the morning one of the students came in to see me and said. "Miss I have a note for you from the admin office, I've been told to tell you it is very urgent."
I opened the letter and it said that I had to go to see Mr Bains at 15.30.
I had been at the school long enough to learn that Mr Bains, who oddly enough was not a teacher, was in charge of dealing with school disciplinary problems. This being the deep south meant he was the allotted school paddler, even though his post was head of admin. I was puzzled as I hadn't pink slipped any students down to see him, so couldn't think why he would want to see me. As I reached his office there was a girl standing outside, no doubt in trouble for some misdemeanour, as it didn't take much to earn a paddling at this school, the girl looked rightfully worried as I said hi to her.
"I'm early," she said to me, almost in tears. "I don't have to see him till 15:40, so you can just go in he has no one in there at the moment."
I gave the girl a little smile, then knocked,and entered the room.
"Hi, Mr Bains," I said smiling at the stern looking forty year old behind the desk. "I'm Johanna Litchman, I got a note to pop in and see you."
"Pop in and see me? Yes well that's not quite how the note was meant to read, or how it was written." He said unsmiling. "You see we have a problem, you keep parking in the staff area, even though you are not yet staff."
"Well this morning..." I started to say, but was cut off by a wave of his hand.
"You have been told not to park there, have you not?"
I nodded glumly, a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach told me where this was leading.
"So you chose to ignore the rules, and park there anyway. This brings us to a problem, what to do about it, I have decided to give you an option."
I swallowed hard.
"You can take five pops with the paddle, or I can put a note on your training record,saying that Ms Litchman,had problems following the rules set by this school during her time here."
My mind was a muddle, five pops! That was a lot, but a note like that on my permanent record, I would have major problems getting a job, the wording sounded so bad.
"I'll take the pops." I replied glumly.
Mr Bains then buzzed his secretary, a girl who was most likely younger than me entered the room, as all paddling's of the opposite sex required a witness, though I would have preferred the privacy. Rules are rules though.
"Right bend over and grab your ankles," he said flatly, "no hold on, take off your shoes, those heels are too high, I don't want you twisting your ankle then suing the school board."
As I bent over, now bare footed, I was glad I was wearing slacks as it was not unheard of for girls to have to lift their skirts for a paddling. It was the shame of having to show my panties that I was thinking of, not the extra protection that the clothing gave. As my trousers were of a very thin material, and my underwear was a thong style cut, neither offering much protection.
He delivered each pop with conviction, leaving a good fifteen seconds between each one, allowing the pain to spread out from the impact area. By the third stroke I was crying.
After the final stroke I stood upright, and through the tears could see the smug look on Mr.Bains' secretary's face, obviously a girl who loved her work.
I left the room after quickly putting my shoes back on, my eyes still blurred with tears. I made my way down to the female staff restroom, not really believing what had just happened to me at the age of twenty four!
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and interaction in our lives."
Offner, Hazel. Fruit
of the Spirit. Downers Grove, Ill: Intervarsity Press, 1987
Objective: The objective of The Zoo Children's Ministry is to reach kids with the Gospel
message and to teach them about God's love and how to live as Christians
in today's world.
The purpose of this particular series is to present salvation and
explain that when they make a decision for Christ the Holy Spirit will
live in their hearts. They can have the fruit of the Spirit begin to
show in their lives.
Themes: We have chosen to divide the fruit of the Spirit into
sets of three. With each set there will be a different theme. All props
and stories will teach the lesson but incorporate the theme.
Days Theme
Preparation: The theme is "Pirate Days". It is easy to
find lots of props for Pirate Days. Use anything nautical and tropical.
Costumes for volunteers or leaders can enhance the effect.
Six GOODNESS
The goodness of God can dwell in all of u, through the Holy Spirit.
It is seen clearly in Psalm 107. "The whole psalm is a majestic panorama
of the operations of divine goodness transforming human lives." J.I.
Brief skit between two pirate puppets. One has a long
Pirate 1: (Looking through the telescope) Look, Look.
There is a ship approaching. I think it is loaded with treasure!
Pirate 2: Well, Let's go after it. We will shoot it and
when it sinks we will steal the treasure. Then we'll be rich.
Pirate 1: I'd love to be rich but that would be wrong.
Pirate 2: So what, who cares?
Pirate 1: God cares. He sees everything we do and he
would be unhappy. He wants us to do good.
Pirate 2: What about the treasure?
Pirate 1: God has an even better treasure lined up for
us when we get to heaven. We will be happy forever. It will last but
your money won't!
Pirate 2: I guess I'd rather have that treasure. I want
to do good.
The rules can quickly become boring. Change the order and the wording
for variety. Have the children tell the rules.
This is usually very brief. It is important to make sure that prayer
is occurring at other times. You may want to have a weekly prayer time
with volunteers if it is possible.
Another way to make the music time interesting is to have the
children come up and lead the actions.
- Pirate Theme
Select four boys and four girls for each team. The leader throws an
inflated rubber ring to the first contestants. The contestants catch it
and crab walk to the other side pushing the ring with their backsides.
When they get back to the start, they hand the ring to the next person.
Treasure Game
This is a water balloon toss game. Select four players - two girls
and two boys. One team member gets six gold water balloons and the other
one gets a basket. They have to catch the balloons in a basket without
breaking them. The team with the most balloons not broken wins.
Interaction between Puppet and Leader
"Surely your goodness and love will be with me all my life." Psalm
This is the last week with "Blue Beard" the nasty pirate
and the opportunity to get the final piece of the map and find the key
and get the long awaited treasure!
Leader: We got two pieces of the map. If we get one more
then we can find the key and get the treasure. Let's see if Blue Beard
is here and will give us the next piece. Hey Blue Beard are you home?
Blue Beard: What do you want? Bugging me again, I can't
believe it. You guys are a nuisance. Let me guess, you want the last
piece of the map.
Leader: That's right Blue Beard. You said that if we
could learn your memory verses we could get the pieces of the map. Isn't
that right?
Blue Beard: Well, yes it is. This time I found a verse
that is very difficult. I don't think you'll get it so I don't think
you'll get my treasure.
Leader: Can we try?
Blue Beard: I guess I don't have a choice, here is the
Leader: Let's read this one... "Surely your goodness and
love will be with me all my life." Psalm 23:6. That doesn't seem bad,
let's read it again together.
Blue Beard: Not loud enough, you guys!
Leader: Ok, let's read it again louder. "Surely your
goodness and love will be with me all my life." Psalm 23:6.
Blue Beard: Oh yeah well I bet you don't know what all
that means?
Leader: Well kids, what does it mean? (allow the kids to
have to respond) That's right. It means that God's goodness and love
will be a part of our lives forever.
Blue Beard: Not bad but you haven't done it without
Leader: Ok.... "Surely your goodness and love will be
with me all my life." Psalm 23:6. We did it. Hooray! Ok, Blue Beard you
promised you would give us the last piece of the map.
Blue Beard: All right, here it is.
Leader: Ok, let's put it together.
Object Lesson
To reinforce the idea of the lesson - doing good for others because
the Holy Spirit has given us the ability to do so.
In this object lesson simply ask the children questions. Often they
are eager to interact with the leader. Ask them to give examples of how
they can do good in their community.
This story is told by a gruff pirate captain who is a
puppet. He requires interaction with the audience. Use pictures to
illustrate the story.
Welcome to Pirate Boot Camp. We are going to train all
you wanna-be pirates to be ship shape. When I'm in charge I expect your
complete attention at all times. I expect you to answer me when I speak
to you. These are the rules at the Pirate Academy. All right let's see
if you can respond to my commands. Every time I yell out a command I
want you to do it. (Have the children act out the commands).
Swab the deck, Hoist the sail, Batten down the hatches,
Full steam ahead.
I'm not impressed, that wasn't good enough. If you want
to be good pirates, it has to be better than that! Let's try it again:
Swab the deck, Hoist the sail, Batten down the hatches, full steam
Not bad. I might let you join me on my ship. You make a
pretty good class of Pirates. But I'm here to tell you about the last
group of pirates that come to the pirate academy. They seemed really
good but that is only half the story.
We were training a new bunch of Pirates. They had just
joined the Pirate Academy. I spent four months with them. We did sit
ups, push ups and jumping jacks. I worked them really hard. You have to
get them in shape! You have to straighten them up. They were really
good. They were always polite. They listened, they answered and they
obeyed. They were becoming a tough group of Pirates. But I didn't know
that they weren't always being good. In fact they were horrible behind
my back. Every time I wasn't around they changed. When I was there they
were excellent but when I wasn't they weren't so good.
One afternoon when it was really sunny I gave the new
recruits some jobs to do. I asked some pirates to fix a crack on the
side of the boat. I asked another group to practice tying knots for the
sails and I asked the others to practice emergency drills. They all said
"yes sir" and I expected them to do this. I went down to my cabin to
catch a nap.
While I was sleeping, a storm came up. Suddenly, it got
so bad that I fell out of bed. I heard a huge bang. I ran upstairs to
the deck. The waves were crashing. The deck was almost covered in water.
It was a terrible disaster. I began to yell orders to the crew. They ran
around trying to fix the boat. They tried to mend the crack that they
hadn't fixed earlier. The pirates were attempting to tie the sails down
but couldn't . They were confused and scared so they kept bumping into
each other. It was terrible. Fortunately, the storm let up. I began
talking to them. I asked them why they didn't know what to do in the
storm. It was then that they confessed that they hadn't been practising.
When I had gone to my room to have a nap they hadn't practiced. They
played games. They were good but only when I was watching.
Leader's Conclusion: Being good isn't easy.
Goodness is something God can give you. He can help you to be good all
the time. When you talk to Jesus and you ask him to come and be your
best friend, he will live in your heart. He will help you to show
Copyright 1996, Bread of Life Ministries


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Background: Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a novel method for the angle-independent and objective quantification of myocardial deformation; it has recently evolved, enabling the quantification of longitudinal myocardial left atrial (LA) deformation dynamics. To investigate the effects of chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) on these functional atrial indices, we analyzed LA function by STE in a group of asymptomatic patients with chronic degenerative MR. Methods: The study population included 36 patients with mild MR, 38 with moderate MR, and 42 with severe MR. 52 age-matched controls were also recruited. Global peak atrial longitudinal strain (global PALS) was measured in all subjects by averaging all atrial segments. Results: Age, gender, and LV ejection fraction in all pathological groups were comparable to those in the controls. Global PALS was higher in the mild MR group (46.7 ± 9.1%) in comparison with the controls (40.5 ± 6.2%; P < 0.001); instead global PALS was lower in the moderate MR group (25.7 ± 7.1%) and further reduced in the severe MR group (13.2 ± 5.2%) in comparison with the controls (40.5 ± 6.2%; overall P < 0.0001 by ANOVA, P < 0.05 for all pairwise comparisons). In multivariate analysis, E/Em ratio emerged as the principal independent determinant of global PALS. Conclusions: Our study provides new insight for the LA function analysis in response to different degrees of MR, showing that STE measurements of LA longitudinal strain may be considered a promising tool for the early detection of impairment of LA compliance in patients with asymptomatic chronic MR. (Echocardiography 2011;28:327-334)


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The rest of us are left balancing the great with the not so great. For some reason or the other – the client meddled so it became muddled, or you and your team were off your game – some projects end up compromised. So the breakthrough jobs are celebrated whilst the donkeys are led quietly off to the back paddock.
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Melinda Dora Fernee1
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|Edwin James Fernee1 (1866 - 1930)
|Frances Evison1 (c 1865 - 1896)
|3rd great-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
|Samuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart
|Melinda Dora Fernee was born in 1890 in Stepney, London.1,2
|(with Parents) 1891 Census
|She appeared on the 1891 Census of St George the Martyr CP, London with her parents. Melinda was 10 months old and born in Stepney, London.1
|She was baptized on 23 Sep 1897 in St Mark Hanwell, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Edwin Fernee of 7 Dover House, Russell Place, Old Kent Road. Her siblings Edwin and Elizabeth were baptised the same day. The clerk missed a lot of information in the entries, such as their mother's name and father's occupation.3
|1901 Census
|Siblings Edwin (12), Melinda (9), and Elizabeth (6) Fernée were workhouse children in the 1901 census. No personal information was on the census form other than name and age. In the enumerator's words, "It is absolutely impossible to give this information as the children have not any clear idea where they were born." They were in the Brentford Workhouse and you can read more about it and see pictures at this excellent site.4
|She married Albert Arthur Jones on 28 Jun 1914 in St George the Martyr Queen Square, London.
Details from the register: Albert Arthur Jones, age 23, bachelor, bakers porter, residence 27 Devonshire Street, father HenryJones, painter;
Melinda Fernee, 23, spinster, 27 Devonshire Street, father Edward [sic] James Fernee, tailor [sic];
They were married after banns and the witnesses were [either her father or her brother] Edwin J Fernee and Alice Ada Nabb.5
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|7 Aug 2010
- 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/345 folio 110.
- FreeBMD. Melinda Dora Fernee, Jun Q 1890, Mile End RD.
- Baptisms of St Mark Hanwell, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Mellinda Fernee, 1897, #1288.
- 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1206 folio 139.
- Marriages of St George the Martyr, Southwark, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Albert Arthur Jones & Melinda Fernee, 1914, #85.