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An alarming number of children—about 67% nationwide—are not able to read by grade three. Of those children, 80% are from low-income families and children of color. And the gap between fluent and struggling readers does not diminish over time. It, in fact, increases significantly as children progress through the grades.
Why can't these children read? Is reading really that difficult of a skill to learn? Are the wrong methods being used to teach it? All good questions—because our children's academic, professional, and personal futures are at stake. Read on as we delve deeper into the issues.
Reading by Grade 3—It Matters
More and more states are requiring students to be able to read by grade 3 or face retention. While a controversial issue, the push for retention has brought a new sense of urgency to the effort to improve third-grade reading proficiency.
The jury is still out as to whether a retention policy is in a student's best interest. But there is universal recognition of the fact that reading proficiency is imperative. Studies show that children who can read by grade three are more likely to succeed academically, graduate high school, and do well in college and their careers. In addition, they are more likely to be successful adults and avoid falling into poverty.
Why Johnny Can't Read
According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, several factors contribute to whether or not a child reads in grade three:
- School readiness in terms of health, language development, social-emotional skills, and participation in high-quality early care and learning programs.
- Chronic absence. The number of days a student is absent has a significant impact on third and eighth grade reading ability. Chronic absence is also a key predictor of dropping out of high school and higher rates of criminal behavior later in life.
- Summer learning. Students who do not participate in summer programs may fall behind in reading as much as two months. Having access to books in the summer can slow that slide down.
- Family stressors. Many family stressors can distract children from the task of learning, including hunger, housing insecurity, family mobility, family violence, parental depression, and abuse and neglect.
- High-quality teaching which happens not only in school, but also in homes among family members and caregivers. Researchers say consistently supportive home learning environments in the early years may close the school readiness gap.
How Teachers Can Change This Picture
The reasons early readers struggle are varied and complex. Some have decoding problems, others can read the words but can't comprehend them, and still others read slowly. Then there is the child who is making little to no progress at all.
In the best of all worlds, teachers are teaching to the different needs of each reader. But in the real world of large class size and too many other standards to meet, teachers may be wondering, "How do we actually do that?"
The answer to the "Can you read?" question depends on three abilities:
- Decoding fluently
- Comprehending or lifting meaning from decoded text
- Extrapolating or thinking critically about the meaning of what has been read
What's the best way to teach these skills? There is no single approach that will work with every child in every setting. Rather, what's required is a deliberate system of continuous improvement, diagnosis and formative assessment, and instruction adapted to meet the needs of learners.
And teachers mustn't underestimate the role of motivation. Learners must want to read. According to the National Research Council, lack of motivation is one of the main stumbling blocks on the road to reading. The good news is that there are many concrete things teachers can do to motivate students to read. These include providing a wide variety of interesting text, allowing children to select their own texts, talking about books, matching students to just-right texts, and using technology to make reading exciting.
Explore the critical components of reading in more detail along with best practices behind them. SDE offers a webinar that will help you teach children to read and lay the foundation of future success. Check out Reading by Grade 3: More Important Than Ever! (Gr. K–3) by national teacher trainer Susan Sturock.


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A group of Argentine physicians has conducted a thorough investigation that challenges the claim of link between Zika virus and Microcephaly. Earlier it was assumed that Zika virus is responsible for causing birth defect microcephaly in new born babies. However, Argentine physician group has come up with this theory that that a toxic larvicide named pyroproxyfen, which was introduced in the water system of Brazil by their health ministry, is the actual culprit.
According to the group, this toxic larvicide was introduced in the water system of Brazil to control the population of mosquitoes. This chemical supposedly is a deadly poison. This chemical was spread by a massive state-run program at Brazil in 2014. The poison was produce by Sumimoto chemical, a Japanese subsidiary.
The group of physicians stated that Zika outbreak occurred in the past many times but none of those outbreak caused birth defect in babies. Combodia has a history of 75% Zika infections and zero case of microcephaly. The president of Cambodia announced that thousands of Cambodians are currently infected with Zika virus and Cambodia hasn't traced a single case of microcephaly.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta have issued a statement alerting pregnant women to not travel Zika virus stroked areas. This includes the Caribbean, Central America and South America. Men who have travelled those areas are also advised to refrain from having sex or instilling condom while encountering sexual interactions with pregnant partners.
Microcephaly is an uncommon birth defect in which the infected mother's baby is born with an unexceptionally small head. Babies with microcephaly also suffer brain hemorrhage. Microcephaly was initially linked with Zika virus by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and other media outlets.
The organization released a report regarding their investigation "A dramatic increase of congenital malformations, especially microcephaly in newborns, was detected and quickly linked to the Zika virus by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. However, they fail to recognize that in the area where most sick persons live, a chemical larvicide producing malformations in mosquitoes has been applied for 18 months, and that this poison (pyroproxyfen) is applied by the State on drinking water used by the affected population"


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[Upcoming Album] Tenatious D - The Pick Of Destiny
I love their first album, and hopefully I will also be able to see them in December at the Patriot Center. It would be so freaking awesome!
Woohoo! This is the first time I've known the date of the new album release. I can't wait!
The first album was so good i just can't wait to hear the next one. Safe to say I will buy it as soon as it's out.
Can't say i'm too fond of that new single. Loved Tenacious D's old stuff though, from the album to their episodes. Let's hope the movie and sophmore album live up to it.
Long live the D!
I can't wait for the new album. Although I'm slightly concerned that NME only gave it a 2/10.
What's ironic is that 2 pages later they were ranting about how good the title track is!
Woo!! the album is out now! I will be in the shops as soon as i get a chance and I will have it!
Jack Black's freakin hilarious. I'm going to cop that album!
yeah, that's on my "get my hands on it as fast as possible" list!
in the mean time, i'll just do some ****** push-ups, haha, great band, even if they don't make music they still rock!
i really cant stand this album, wierd cos i loved the first one. maybe my humours changed
tenacious D is the pick of destiny because they ROCK! I can't wait to see them in SF this nov 20. Even though it seems like a huge media blitz by columbia?? (is that who owns thier contract?)... an album, a movie, and a world tour; i sure hope that the all these live up to the reputation that jack black has gained for himself.
Wish I could see them live. But the new single is wicked, and I can't wait for the movie either. You know it will be rockin cuz its ****** INSANEEE
I have to say I agree with you. The new album is not really that great. It has no outstanding songs like Wonderboy ot Tribute. Classico is probably the best and that isn't even their tune
I didn't know it was already out!! I'm looking forward having it in my hands
Long live the D
BTW, I love the movie website
Looking forward to that one. Tenacious d isn't my favorite band but they have indeed written some very catchy and funny songs
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Varun Dhawan reveals a new poster of 'ABCD 2'
Varun Dhawan took to Twitter to release the second poster of his upcoming dance film 'ABCD 2' on Thursday.
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Varun Dhawan wrote, "Exclusive 2 Nd poster of #ABCD2 @ShraddhaKapoor @PDdancing #HappyHour". The poster showcases Varun Dhawan along with co-stars Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhudheva.
The first poster of 'ABCD 2' had got leaked online before it was officially released. Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor were left fuming and upset on finding out that their film's poster had leaked online. Read the full story
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I was looking for a new Dentist and was referred to this clinic. I am very apprehensive about going to the dentist! I called and left a message as the office was closed. The receptionist got right back to me the following day! I explained my situation and she got me right in! I have seen both Dr O and Dr Brower!! From the moment I walked in I was welcomed by the friendly front desk staff and my fear was put to ease by the hygienist and dental assistant! First Impressions are so important and this clinic rates #1 in my book! I have referred several of my own clients here as a result of my experience! Thank You to everyone at Smiles For Siouxland for making my visits to your clinic very comfortable!
I want to thank you for letting my daughter apprentice in your facility and I'm glad your wife will let me wear my flannel shirts ,Friendly staff to help you through the day.
I had a great experience with Dr. Josh Brower. He is highly knowledgeable and professional. All the staff was super friendly. I would definitely recommend him to anyone.
I had a great experience with Dr. Josh Brower. He is highly knowledgeable and professional. All the staff was super friendly. I would definitely recommend him to anyone.
Dr. Josh Brower is the best dentist in Siouxland. I had such a great experience here. The waiting time was short and the staff was very helpful. Thank you very much for the great service.
Dr. Josh Brower is the best dentist in Siouxland. I had such a great experience here. The waiting time was short and the staff was very helpful. Thank you very much for the great service.
Dr. Josh Brower is the best dentist in Siouxland. I had such a great experience here. The waiting time was short and the staff was very helpful. Thank you very much for the great service.
Dr. Josh Brower is a highly recommended dentist. Had a quick dental hygiene appointment here last month. He provided great brushing tips and my teeth were cleaned out. The assistant and other staff was very accommodating.
I have been a patient of Dr. Josh Brower for the past 4 years. Dr Josh Brower and his team of hygienists have kept my teeth healthy throughout this period. I get all my cleanings and checkups done by Dr Josh Brower and his team. He has always been great at his work and I would highly recommend his practice.
I've had some considerable pain for awhile due to a cavity. A filling was put in and I was out of the office in about an hour. I have a lot of anxiety when going to the dentist, but everything was done perfectly and painlessly.
I've had some considerable pain for awhile due to a cavity. A filling was put in and I was out of the office in about an hour. I have a lot of anxiety when going to the dentist, but everything was done perfectly and painlessly.
Dr. Josh Brower was very comprehensive with what he is going to do throughout the process. My hygienist also cleared me everything I was nervous of. They really make things go comfortable and painless.
I have been at Dr. Josh Brower's office twice. The first visit was a general check-up and everything went smooth. I had two fillings in my second visit. They walked me though the entire process and were very patient with my queries. I would definitely recommend him.
I am highly impressed with Dr. Josh Brower and the way he works. He is absolutely amazing; explains what he sees in your teeth and how it needs to be treated. The office staff was super friendly and helpful throughout the procedure.
I have been visiting Dr. Josh Brower for a decade or so. The place is amazing to get to and looks good inside. My hygienist is amazing. The entire staff is absolutely friendly and polite. Thumbs up for this place!
I woke up one Friday morning to a mouth in pain and a loose filling and said to myself, "yay! I don't have a dentist." Luckily I came through with an amazing recommendation and a couple hours later, I found myself promptly seated in the dentist chair at Smiles for Siouxland dental clinic. Scheduling the appointment was simple, thanks to the friendly front desk staff. Upon arriving, I just had to fill out a few forms and the next thing I knew, the dentist was ready to see me. Dr. Brower was able to get to the root of the problem right away and was even able to move some things around so that he could fix it for me that day. He was very professional, friendly and quick.
I've been looking for a good dentist for a while now... actually, this is a search that's been ongoing my whole life. I've never found a dentist I wanted to stick with for more than 1-2 cleanings. Dr. Brower is super gentle, kind, and explains little details of your treatment to you so that you're instantly put at ease. His staff is super friendly, and I left feeling so happy that I FINALLY found a dentist I can stick with!!! If you are in the Sioux Falls area, Smiles for Siouxland Dental clinic is the best place for dental treatment.
On a friend's advice I decided on Dr. Brower at Smiles for Siouxland Dental, and I wasn't disappointed. He is apparently the highest (and most frequently) rated dentist in the Sioux Falls area. Very clean and straightforward business . Got an examination done, full x-rays and consultation at a great price. After examining the x-rays, Dr. Brower detailed my options (with illustrations), and calmly answered all my questions. The nurse came in with a thorough price breakdown on all options, and left me time alone in the chair to decide. No nonsense. Smiles for Siouxland highly recommended by me.
My regular dentist was not available and I was in too much pain. On a friend's advice I visited Smiles for Siouxland clinic. Dr. Brower was the dentist in charge and is extremely knowledgeable in his line of work. He addressed my concern regarding the pain in my mouth and did a complete examination of the issue. He informed me that I need to get a tooth extraction done as it was an unborn wisdom tooth that was causing all the problems. He extracted the tooth and made sure that I felt less pain during the procedure. Thanks to Dr. Brower I now a problem free mouth.
Smiles for Siouxland clinic is the best. As I said, I have a really intense aversion to the dentist due to some awful experiences as a kid. Dr. Brower is the best, he's very gentle and so nice. He asked me what I wanted and then told me how he could make it happen. 3 days later I had a killer smile! The procedure required Novocain, which didn't make me happy, but he was so gentle, I didn't even realize he'd injected it until he moved his hand. If you looking for awesome dental care, then Smiles for Siouxland is the placed to be.
I had to go through a long avoided root canal treatment. My tooth was in bad shape and needed attention urgently. I visited the Smiles for Siouxland clinic for the treatment as my father spoke quite highly of Dr. Brower expertise. I am glad that I took my father's advice and visited the clinic. Dr. Brower is very knowledgeable and has all the experience to perform a perfect dental job. I got my root canal treatment done with less pain. To cut a long story short, my tooth problem is gone now and I have found the perfect dentist for me.
Though I had always dreaded a visit to the dentist, I had to book an appointment with Smiles For Siouxland when bad breath and bleeding gums started troubling me. Thanks to the nonsurgical gum treatment offered by this clinic, my condition was treated successfully and without much pain. What's more, the doctor even suggested some tips for maintaining proper oral hygiene and asked me to be cautious the moment I noticed some tell-tale signs of gum problems so that timely medical attention could be sought. I just want to say a big thanks to the doctors and staff of Smiles For Siouxland!
Save yourself time and money and find another dentist! I had a series of cavities filled in the Vermillion office. It was supposed to be done in one visit so I opted for $100 extra out of pocket for sedation. Instead, it turned into 3 visits, 3 missed days of work for myself and my driver. After the work was done, a filling fell out a week later. They refilled it. The same filling and 2 others fell out 4-6 mo later and another filling 1 yr later. Vermillion's office gave me the run around so I went to the Sioux Falls office. They charged me $75 just to look at it and tell me that I should have had crowns instead of fillings... their mistake... convenient that I no longer have dental anymore. It was the same dentist and the same assistant who had initially seen me. They knew my dental was expiring at the time of the initial filling. Instead of fixing it, they told me that I would need to come out of pocket with over $600 to fix. Now, I am stuck with excruciating tooth pain because of exposed nerves and filling them myself once a week with a kit I found at Walmart. Please don't make the same mistake as I did. They still call me every month trying to get me to make an appointment to suck more money from me. Horrible experience overall.
Dr. Brower actually assured me that visiting a dentist was not a nightmare. I had gone to him for the treatment of a cavity but I was really afraid before visiting him. But, the moment I discussed the doubts with him and he started explaining about the treatment, all my fear was gone. He is really awesome. All the treatment went on very well and now I can enjoy my favorite food without experiencing any pain. Thanks Smiles for Siouxland.
I was fed up with my crooked teeth. I couldn't even smile in the public place as it made me conscious. It made me feel as if everyone was making fun of my smile. But I didn't prefer metallic braces as it would be noticed by all my friends. It had affected my self confidence as well. Then my aunt told me about Dr. Brower and his expert opinions. I visited him with my Mom and he recommended me clear braces. He cleared all my doubts regarding the treatment. I was confident about the result even before the procedure had started. And the results were as expected. It gave me an attractive smile and I feel confident among all my friends.
A few months back, I had to get my tooth extracted. After extracting it, I had experienced immense pain and so did not ever want to go the dentist. I had to face a lot of problems beacuse of a missing tooth. After some time, I read about Dr. Brower's clinical treatments and even one of my friends suggested me. I took the appointment and visited him for a dental implant. I was really impressed by the way he explained to me about every necessary detail about the implants. He did it very well that i experienced much less pain than I had expected. Also the charges were reasonable. I am very happy about my experience with Smiles For Siouxland.
I had immense pain due to the wisdom tooth. The pain was so unbearable that I even experienced illness due to it. What made it worse was that the tooth was hidden inside the gums. I visited Dr. Brower's clinic. He removed it in pieces and very patiently, in order to prevent any harm to the neighboring teeth. The treatment was far more comfortable than I had expected. Thank you Smiles for Siouxland. You really keep the smiles shining.
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I am delighted that I found Dr. Brower! He was referred to me when I was looking around for a dentist that does veneers and he came extremely referred by two orthodontists. I have followed him through a pair of moves and now he is here. Overall, Smiles for Siouxland Dental has a great group of hygienists, techs, and not to mention Dr. Brower is awesome and well-informed. They are constantly at some kind of training or classes and treat each of their patients with respect and are truthful.
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Wikileaks have unveiled their treasure chest of information against the CIA. It is the largest publication of confidential documents on the CIA ever leaked.
"The quantity of published pages in "Vault 7" part one ("Year Zero") already eclipses the total number of pages published over the first three years of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks."
The torrent can be downloaded here (official link) The password is
The "year0" zip file is the first of several in a series to be released. The press conference featuring Julian Assange has been rescheduled due to attacks on the live stream.
The vault contains several hundred tools that the CIA have been using to hack. Keyloggers and DLL injections are found within the files.
"Year Zero" contains 7818 web pages with 943 attachments from the internal development groupware. The software used for this purpose is called Confluence, a proprietary software from Atlassian.
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Today, Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named "Vault 7" by WikiLeaks, it is the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency.
The first full part of the series, "Year Zero", comprises 8,761 documents and files from an isolated, high-security network situated inside the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Virgina. It follows an introductory disclosure last month of CIA targeting French political parties and candidates in the lead up to the 2012 presidential election.
Recently, the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized "zero day" exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation. This extraordinary collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of code, gives its possessor the entire hacking capacity of the CIA. The archive appears to have been circulated among former U.S. government hackers and contractors in an unauthorized manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks with portions of the archive.
"Year Zero" introduces the scope and direction of the CIA's global covert hacking program, its malware arsenal and dozens of "zero day" weaponized exploits against a wide range of U.S. and European company products, include Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows and even Samsung TVs, which are turned into covert microphones.
Since 2001 the CIA has gained political and budgetary preeminence over the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The CIA found itself building not just its now infamous drone fleet, but a very different type of covert, globe-spanning force — its own substantial fleet of hackers. The agency's hacking division freed it from having to disclose its often controversial operations to the NSA (its primary bureaucratic rival) in order to draw on the NSA's hacking capacities.
By the end of 2016, the CIA's hacking division, which formally falls under the agency's Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI), had over 5000 registered users and had produced more than a thousand hacking systems, trojans, viruses, and other "weaponized" malware. Such is the scale of the CIA's undertaking that by 2016, its hackers had utilized more code than that used to run Facebook. The CIA had created, in effect, its "own NSA" with even less accountability and without publicly answering the question as to whether such a massive budgetary spend on duplicating the capacities of a rival agency could be justified.
In a statement to WikiLeaks the source details policy questions that they say urgently need to be debated in public, including whether the CIA's hacking capabilities exceed its mandated powers and the problem of public oversight of the agency. The source wishes to initiate a public debate about the security, creation, use, proliferation and democratic control of cyberweapons.
Once a single cyber 'weapon' is 'loose' it can spread around the world in seconds, to be used by rival states, cyber mafia and teenage hackers alike.
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks editor stated that "There is an extreme proliferation risk in the development of cyber 'weapons'. Comparisons can be drawn between the uncontrolled proliferation of such 'weapons', which results from the inability to contain them combined with their high market value, and the global arms trade. But the significance of "Year Zero" goes well beyond the choice between cyberwar and cyberpeace. The disclosure is also exceptional from a political, legal and forensic perspective."
Wikileaks has carefully reviewed the "Year Zero" disclosure and published substantive CIA documentation while avoiding the distribution of 'armed' cyberweapons until a consensus emerges on the technical and political nature of the CIA's program and how such 'weapons' should analyzed, disarmed and published.
Wikileaks has also decided to redact and anonymise some identifying information in "Year Zero" for in depth analysis. These redactions include ten of thousands of CIA targets and attack machines throughout Latin America, Europe and the United States. While we are aware of the imperfect results of any approach chosen, we remain committed to our publishing model and note that the quantity of published pages in "Vault 7" part one ("Year Zero") already eclipses the total number of pages published over the first three years of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks.
CIA malware targets iPhone, Android, smart TVs
CIA malware and hacking tools are built by EDG (Engineering Development Group), a software development group within CCI (Center for Cyber Intelligence), a department belonging to the CIA's DDI (Directorate for Digital Innovation). The DDI is one of the five major directorates of the CIA (see this organizational chart of the CIA for more details).
The EDG is responsible for the development, testing and operational support of all backdoors, exploits, malicious payloads, trojans, viruses and any other kind of malware used by the CIA in its covert operations world-wide.
The increasing sophistication of surveillance techniques has drawn comparisons with George Orwell's 1984, but "Weeping Angel", developed by the CIA's Embedded Devices Branch (EDB), which infests smart TVs, transforming them into covert microphones, is surely its most emblematic realization.
The attack against Samsung smart TVs was developed in cooperation with the United Kingdom's MI5/BTSS. After infestation, Weeping Angel places the target TV in a 'Fake-Off' mode, so that the owner falsely believes the TV is off when it is on. In 'Fake-Off' mode the TV operates as a bug, recording conversations in the room and sending them over the Internet to a covert CIA server.
As of October 2014 the CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.
The CIA's Mobile Devices Branch (MDB) developed numerous attacks to remotely hack and control popular smart phones. Infected phones can be instructed to send the CIA the user's geolocation, audio and text communications as well as covertly activate the phone's camera and microphone.
Despite iPhone's minority share (14.5%) of the global smart phone market in 2016, a specialized unit in the CIA's Mobile Development Branch produces malware to infest, control and exfiltrate data from iPhones and other Apple products running iOS, such as iPads. CIA's arsenal includes numerous local and remote "zero days" developed by CIA or obtained from GCHQ, NSA, FBI or purchased from cyber arms contractors such as Baitshop. The disproportionate focus on iOS may be explained by the popularity of the iPhone among social, political, diplomatic and business elites.
A similar unit targets Google's Android which is used to run the majority of the world's smart phones (~85%) including Samsung, HTC and Sony. 1.15 billion Android powered phones were sold last year. "Year Zero" shows that as of 2016 the CIA had 24 "weaponized" Android "zero days" which it has developed itself and obtained from GCHQ, NSA and cyber arms contractors.
These techniques permit the CIA to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Wiebo, Confide and Cloackman by hacking the "smart" phones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied.
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On Monday of this week, I officially gave two weeks' notice at my place of employment. Yes, I am leaving the admin role I've been working in for the last seven years, taking a great leap into the unknown. I have a (probably) six week traineeship at my new place of work, which will be intense, stressful, chaotic, creative and - hopefully - at least a little bit fun. And, bottom line, it should be a hundred times more fulfilling than what I have been doing. So what am I going to be doing with myself? What is this marvellous new place I'm heading into? I'm not really sure how much I should say. Basically, I will be working in the story-lining department of a very long-running nightly television serial drama (and, given that I live in Melbourne, if you can't figure out what show I'm talking about, then frankly I don't know what to do with you). But don't come looking for goss and scandal or inside info on this blog, because I really can't go there.
So yes, I have six weeks maximum to prove I can cut the mustard. And if I don't... who knows? Temp work? Call centre? I'll figure something out, I guess. This is the kind of uncertainty that sends my blood pressure through the ceiling even in theory. So now that it's actually happening, my head is kind of spinning, but I'm holding it all together.
Just to make things even more calm and relaxing, my car decided to die on the weekend. It's all far too boring and ridiculous to go into, but basically it's overheating pretty much constantly, and all signs are pointing to something head-gaskety, which (in case you don't know) basically translates as "horrendously expensive". Quite possibly so expensive that, in my case, it's not even worth fixing. The car is getting looked at by my trusty local mechanics today, so I guess I'll know just how bad the situation is before too long.
Meanwhile the book I was telling you about, to which I contributed a story, is now real and tangible. The compilation is simply called "short". I don't think it's out on the shelves yet, but you can read about it here at the publisher's website. All the royalties are benefiting the Big Brothers Big Sisters charity, so it's a good cause. Check it out, y'all!
And yet again this blog proves itself the very model of well-structured, carefully-considered writing. What a farce. I'm about to try and become a professional writing-type person, and I can't even string a coherent blog-post together. Lord, help me!
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Google is going to take most of its cues for ads from your written content. But also remember, your ad codes are only in effect 60% of the time.
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Back in May, Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 version of BioShock Infinite would come bundled with the original 2007 BioShock. The company stated that the offer was US only. 2K Games has confirmed this.
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She may have had the biggest selling album in the UK this century, with record 21 inspired by previous heartache, but it seems that Adele has found love at last.
The 23-year-old BRIT-nominee has been spotted several times with her new beau Simon Konecki, who is 14 years her senior.
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Her name is known beyond the shores of her native Mallorca: in 2014, aged 27, Marta Rosselló competed in Antena 3 TV's 'Top Chef'. Her competitive streak had already been aired in two Spanish competitions for young chefs – one of which she won (in 2005).
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The pretty petite brunette – who had always wanted to be a chef – opened Sal de Cocó when she was just 20. Her strong connections to the sea include a love of fishing (though there's little time for it these days). Her grandfather – once in charge of the port – introduced her to 'sal de cocó', salt derived from water captured by holes in rocks washed by the sea.
In March 2015 Marta relocated her seasonal restaurant to the port, adjacent to what was once her grandfather's home (a perk of his job). No wonder this chef cooks from the heart: childhood memories were formed next door, and her husband and her father work front of house in the white-painted former 'cantina'.
The glass-fronted building offers authentic port views, and a cheerful fresh interior with white wooden tables and chairs (with pops of colour in the fabric seat pads and backs), wooden floors, and attractive lighting. A large window gives a glimpse into a well-lit modern kitchen that gleams. Marta told 'Top Chef' that she was "quite manic about cleanliness".
Original art is part of an admirable collaborative initiative involving local artists and poets, winery José L Ferrer (which produces the new-for-this-year Sal de Cocó house wines), and Marta herself. Each month she creates dishes to complement the changing art display. An example: the original sea urchin painting near our table was the label picture for the Sal de Cocó chardonnay; sea urchin featured in a pasta starter on the seasonal menu. Postcards of the paintings also bear an appropriate poem.
For dinner, we recommend the 'menú degustación' or three-course seasonal menu. Both change monthly, and offer fine Mediterranean market cuisine. As expected in a place of this calibre, bread is home-made (we had three types, including one with seaweed), accompanied by home-made butters, olive oil, and olives.
We had the tasting menu: 14 small, exquisitely presented and flavorful culinary creations, each one explained by Marta as it was served. It's not just the cuisine that's creative: an interesting array of serving plates is used. Service is efficient and friendly.
In a brochure about the new Vins Sal de Cocó (a good choice of other Mallorcan wines is also offered), Calonge-based writer and poet Pau Vadell i Vallbona describes Marta as a gastronomic alchemist. We couldn't put it any better, Pau!
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In 1937, the Chinese capital city of Nanking was laid siege by the Japanese Army. In this double feature, World Movies tributes the victims of the war with two feature films which tell the darkness of this appalling tragedy.
At 8.30pm the Australian television premiere of City Of War: The Story Of John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman living in the city. As bombings begin to rage and the Imperial Army (supported by Nazi Germany) storm the region, he bravely defies his motherland to protect his loyal Chinese workers. In the tradition of Schindler's list, this true story finds humans triumphant amidst the mounting invasion.
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Melodee Wants to Know -- What About Pillaged Artifacts?
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What about ancient rip-offs?
It seems that throughout history, various colonial powers have taken ancient artifacts from their original locations. This article discusses the resolution of one such event: http://news.yahoo.com/two-bronze-animal-heads-stolen-153-years-ago-152353756.html
While many countries have been involved in this practice, it seems that France, Great Britain, and the United States have been particularly active in the trade.
Dr. Zahi Hawass (former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs for Egypt) has been very active in securing the return of many items to Egypt. While there is no small amount of controversy over the ego, ethics, and practices of Hawass, no one can deny that his work has led to repatriation of artifacts taken from Egypt by past colonial powers.
The actions taken by Hawass have encouraged other countries to press for the return of antiquities now "owned" by outside holders. Added to this is long-standing and still building effort by many Native American groups to secure the return of artifacts and lands taken from them by the American government.
I have mixed emotions about this...
I believe that ancient artifacts belong to their location of origin, but I am concerned about the preservation of these objects. The historical significance of antiquities can't be overlooked or understated, and so preserving them for the future is of utmost importance.
To illustrate this, let me present a totally fictitious and, perhaps, absurd example...
Let's assume that in 1800, a full headdress was taken from a small tribe of Native Americans. Since that time, the artifact has resided in a museum someplace where professionals have preserved it in excellent condition. The tribe, as it exists today, is very small, maybe a few hundred members, and is quite poor. They are so poor, in fact, that they simply could not afford to preserve the headdress.
Now, is it in anyone's best interest to return the item to the tribe when the odds are that the headdress will be neglected (not intentionally, mind you...just a matter of economics)? Or, is it better to leave it in the care of the museum where it will continue to be cared for?
I think we need to consider this when it comes to ancient artifacts. In the above somewhat wacky example, I think the best thing is to return title (or whatever you want to call it) to the headdress to the tribe, but the item is to remain on permanent, non-revocable loan to the museum.
The major problem is just who decides what gets returned and what doesn't. Do we really want to leave such important decisions to national governments, politicians, or the circus that is the United Nations? Personally, I think not.
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What if courage was your only option?
When Kallie lands a college interview with the city's new hot-shot police officer, she has no idea everything in her life is about to change. The detective is young, handsome, and seems to have an unnatural ability to stop the increasing local crime rate. Detective Liam's particular interest in Kallie sends her heart and head stumbling over each other.
When a raging blood feud between vampires spills into her home, Kallie gets caught in the middle. Torn between love and family loyalty, she must find the courage to fight what she fears the most and possibly risk everything, even if it means dying for those she loves.
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"Courage Runs Scared"
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Narrator Angel Clark's performance was really good. I didn't have any trouble identifying the characters throughout the story. She kept me immersed from start to finish. Overall, a perfect 5 star rating!
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Pentagon Buried Report Finding $125 Billion in Bureaucratic Waste
by Anthony L. Fisher –
Rather than face reality, Defense Department wants to continue to peddle the fiction that it is underfunded.
The Department of Defense (DoD) learned the hard way to not ask for the truth if you don't want to hear it.
Senior Pentagon officials commissioned a study from the Defense Business Board, titled "Transforming DoD's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change," which delivered its assessment of the department's spending in January 2015. The very first words summarizing the report are "We are spending a lot more than we thought."
But the report never saw the light of day, because its staggering finding of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste contradicted the Pentagon's repeated complaints that the U.S. military was being deprived of necessary financing, according to the Washington Post.
The report found that the DoD was employing almost the same amount of people as active duty troops (1.3 million) as those working desk jobs (over one million), which include both civilians and uniformed military personnel.
The report stressed "every billion saved in 2016 is worth five billion" for the following five fiscal years because of "the compounding effect," and recommended cutting back on the use of expensive and redundant contractors and career employees by offering up enticements for early retirements. But the report wasn't exclusively about cutting spending, it also recommended "retention bonuses" for truly vital employees as a means of "retaining institutional knowledge" and also increasing spending to streamline and modernize the department's technology.
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert O. Work ordered the study, but displeased with the recommendations which he called "unrealistic," sought to discredit and conceal it from both the public and other government agencies after the fact.
According to the Post, Work believes "the board fundamentally misunderstood how difficult it is to eliminate federal civil service jobs — members of Congress, he added, love having them in their districts — or to renegotiate defense contracts." As a result, the Pentagon ordered the data itself to be made secret so that no other agency could come to the same conclusions as the Defense Business Board had.
Some of the report's highlights of Defense Department waste include:
- The average administrative position received over $200,000 in compensation, including benefits.
- Over 192,000 positions in "real property management" cost taxpayers a total of $22.6 billion.
- Approximately 84,000 people worked in "human resources" positions.
- Over half a million military contractors were earning compensation averaging between $170,000 and $189,000.
When it's all said and done, about one-fourth of the Pentagon's $580 billion budget was spent on "overhead…accounting, human resources, logistics, and property management," according to the Post.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a marked increase in military spending to substantially add troops and combat equipment, but he also promised to cut wasteful military spending. To do that, he'd need his chosen Pentagon leadership to be willing to do what their predecessors didn't, which is to accept real data and act accordingly, even if it makes it harder to beg for an increase in taxpayer spending.
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Planeloads of water, food, tents, medicine and rescue equipment began arriving at Port au Prince's airport along with emergency teams geared up to help the estimated three million people – a third of the population – thought to be injured and homeless.
But the volume of incoming aid planes was so great that the airport was forced to close to further arrivals and instead, many charity workers spent the day waiting in neighbouring Dominican Republic.
Haiti has asked for countries not to authorise any more flights to Port-au-Prince for now and aircraft bound for the devastated country were either not allowed to take off or, in some cases, not allowed to land when they arrived at Port-au-Prince.
As the Red Cross put the number of dead at 50,000, the focus for those who managed to get into Haiti was on locating people trapped under the rubble and trying to minimise an anticipated public health crisis that it is feared could claim thousands more lives.
The epicentre of the earthquake on Tuesday afternoon was only 10 miles (16km) from Port-au-Prince, the capital of the western hemisphere's most impoverished country.
Seismologists said its impact was all the more destructive because it was "shallow", causing greater shaking on the surface of the ground. About four million people live in and around the city, which was rocked by aftershocks as powerful as 5.9 magnitude.
Tens of thousands wandered dazed and sobbing in the chaotic, broken streets, most still unable to find shelter or food two days after their world was turned upside down.
"Money is worth nothing right now, water is the currency," one foreign aid worker said.
The pressure on resources generated concerns there could be an outbreak of violence in the country. Gunshots were heard sporadically, there were reports of widespread looting and fights breaking out over water.
British charity Save the Children has said that two million children will have been affected by the disaster, many orphaned, injured and forced to sleep among the dead.
"The emotional damage of what they're going through could last their entire lives," Gareth Owen, Save the Children's director of emergencies, said.
At the few hospitals still able to operate, the living and injured lay alongside corpses as medics inside battled to save as many as possible.
Salvation Army's director of disaster services in Haiti, Bob Poff, said he had never encountered such chaotic scenes.
"It's the worst I've ever seen, It's so much devastation in a concentrated area," he said. "It's going to take days, or weeks, to dig out."
The United States – which has a history of involvement in Haiti both politically and though aid efforts – led the charge, sending planes full of rescue workers, an aircraft carrier and three amphibious ships with thousands of soldiers, along with a team to restore air traffic control to the airport.
Barack Obama, the US President, has asked his predecessors George W Bush and Bill Clinton, to help lead the global aid effort.
Announcing what he said was "one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history", President Obama told the Haitian people "You will not be forsaken" as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged further long-term assistance to rebuild the shattered country.
"You will not be forgotten. In this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you. The world stands with you," Mr Obama added.
In the UK, The Queen offered her "profound sympathy" to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti and Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, said Haiti now had to become "the centre of our world's attention, the world's compassion".
The World Bank led financial aid with an offer of $100m (£61m), which was matched soon after by the US and the International Monetary Fund.
The UK has pledged $10m (£6.1m) and the United Nations, which lost its headquarters in the city along with its mission head, his chief deputy and as many as 100 staff, has also released $10m.
The International Committee for the Red Cross has launched a $10m appeal and other world charities – including the UK's Disaster Emergency Committee – have issued their own pleas.
The ICRC set up a special webpage to help Haitians locate family members from whom they have been separated during the earthquake.
UN and aid agencies, who know well Haiti because of four hurricanes that struck the country last year, have warned that collapsed roads and public buildings mean they face a "major logistic challenge" in getting essential relief to survivors.
"It's chaos," UN humanitarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said. "It's a logistical nightmare."
The first aid to arrive was a US military assessment team, followed just before dawn by an Air China plane carrying a search-and-rescue team, medics and tons of food and medicine and three French planes with aid and a mobile hospital.
A British government assessment team and 71 rescue specialists along with heavy equipment flew into neighbouring Dominican Republic before making its way to the disaster zone.
Cuba, which also felt the quake, established a series of field hospital and countries including Israel, Brazil and Canada along with the Asia-Pacific region, all too familiar with the impact of natural disasters, have added their own pledges of help.
Former US President Bill Clinton, who spent his honeymoon in Haiti and is now the UN special envoy there, said that more helicopters were needed.
"The most important thing is to get people into the (collapsed) buildings and find as many alive as possible," he said.
Aid workers began handing out food yesterday and World Food Programme spokesman Charles Vincent predicted 2,400 people could be fed by the end of the day.
"Obviously it's a drop in a bucket but it's a start," he said, adding that once roads are cleared, distribution would also start in other areas.
Doctors face a race against time to save people suffering from fractures and internal injuries caused by falling masonry and treat open wounds before they become infected.
"Many other quakes have shown us very clearly that of people who suffer injuries and die as a result, most deaths occur within the first 72 hours," said Tammam Aloudat, from the Red Cross.
He added that people living on the street would see mass outbreaks of disease. "There is a whole range of communicable diseases that will almost invariably rise over the coming days and weeks. That is a major concern."
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Arrive about a half an hour earlier than you normally arrive and park on the street near your location (btw you are allowed to park in front of a fire hydrant as long as you are in the car with the keys). Remain in the spot and adjust all of your mirrors so you can see all around you on both sides of the street, and simply wait.
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Location of mineral deposit: Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico.
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