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By the second decade of the 19th century, the continental expanse of the United States had dictated that the waterways would provide the chief means of transportation of goods from the west to the markets at New Orleans and the Northeast. The bulk of the products were floated downstream on rafts and flatboats. However, because these vessels were too clumsy to navigate upriver, they were usually broken up for lumber at the end of the haul. From New Orleans, these upriver products were sent either to Europe and the West Indies, or they were shipped around the coast to the Atlantic ports, namely New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The final act of this transportation circle was completed by the routes across the Appalachian Mountains from Philadelphia and Boston. By this overland conveyance, the West received the manufactured goods (textiles, hardware, ceramics, books, tea, etc.) that at this time were not being produced locally and could not be economically shipped northward from New Orleans (Taylor 1966:159).
Steam power had already been proven to be a potentially feasible means of water transportation at the end of the 18th century. However, it was not until the technology had sufficiently developed in the first decade of the 19th century that steamboats were commercially viable on the Mississippi River. By 1817, steamboats had demonstrated their feasibility in successful trips from Pittsburgh to New Orleans and by 1820, the number of steamboats in the West had risen to 69. After a slight setback during the overall economic decline in the early 1820s steamboat growth became phenomenal, increasing a hundredfold between 1820 and 1860 (Taylor 1966: 63-64).
The advent of the steamboat meant for St. Louis an expansion of the growing fur and lead industries as well as establishment of an economical means to exploit the timber and grain resources in the Mississippi Valley hinterland (Wade 1959:202). For the Wiggin's Company and Illinoistown, as well as Kerr's territory at Brooklyn, the steamboat meant an enormous increase in the demand for ferry services to transport goods and to fuel and supply steamboats. However, more than anything the steamboats provided an inexpensive means to move goods, thus making possible commercial venture at a lower capital investment (Taylor 1966 :56-63).
The advantages of the steamboat over the traditional flatboat were its speed and upstream navigational ability. Yet, paradoxically, the steamboat served to stimulate operation of the flatboat in the mid-19th century. "Rivermen no longer had to walk back across country or laboriously pole their keelboats upriver ... Farmers on small streams inaccessible to steamboats ... found it advantageous to (flatboat) all the way to New Orleans" (Taylor 1966:64, 65). In this way, the steamboat and the flatboat complimented each other since the bulk of the downriver freight exceeded the finer goods brought upriver for consumption (Taylor 1966:65).
One of the most notable aspects of the steamboat industry was the relatively low capital needed to go into the business. Since the waterways provided free highways and the cost of construction of a medium-size boat was within the reach of groups of people with only moderate wealth, half the steamboats on the Mississippi were owned by from one to four men, and funded with local capital. This meant that steamboat companies were chartered by various parties including mercantile interests, manufacturers, farmers, as well as those corporations engaged in canal and turnpike construction. In addition, steamboat service-oriented business grew up to insure, build, fuel, repair, and supply the steamboat industry all along the major navigation routes and docking points (Taylor 1966:69, 70). The success of the steamboat prompted ferry conversion to steampower by the Wiggin's Ferry Company in 1828 and by the Kerr Ferry Company in Venice somewhat later (East St. Louis Gazette 1903; Brink 1882:521).


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Dennett's Dangerous Idea
In last week's webpaper, I wrote about the exciting and progressive possibilities that evolution presents for education, and the ways in which people like Paulo Freire already seem to embody some of these ideas. User hlehman wrote about the idea of evolutionary education too, asserting that:
"Evolution is about change and questions, an ongoing process and story to explain why things happen. It is important for children to have a positive exposure to the story of evolution because it allows them to open their minds and see what science does for us. Science provokes people to think in a new way without limitations or rules."
Would You Like to Swing on a Star? Reflections on the Evolving Systems Project Year One
Would You Like to Swing on a Star?
Reflections on the Evolving Systems Project Year One
Alice Lesnick, May 24, 2010
Q: When the cosmos talks to us in its own terms, what does it say?
A: Notice that I am bigger and stranger than anything you have yet imagined based on your experiences to date. And the more you experience and imagine, the bigger and stranger I will get.
-- Evolving Systems Web Forum, 7/31/09

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GOLD PULLS BACK: A summer-long rally took gold from about $1,550 an ounce to almost $1,800. It's reversed course over the past week and ended Wednesday at $1,753.60.
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I'm not as tied to my cell phone as other people seem to be to theirs. The minute the airplane has landed, I don't check my messages. I don't call anyone from Kroger for advice about whether I should buy Cheerios or Raisin Bran. I don't keep my exercise program on my phone, to carry around with me at the gym to make sure I don't miss a single torturous machine. I don't use the GPS to find out where I'm going, because no matter how hard I squint, I can't read the teeny, tiny directions. As for watching a movie on my phone? Forget it. No movie is so compelling that I can't wait to go to a theater or watch it on TV.
Actually, I really don't like to talk on the phone all that much. With a few possible exceptions, any call that I get could be answered 24 hours later, rather than within 10 seconds of receipt. Being constantly connected is irritating. Yet, I've gotten compulsive about finding out who has called or texted or emailed; not a good thing when merging onto a six-lane interstate in rush hour traffic.
Then, revelation! A friend sent me an article for a blog she writes — And That's the Way I See It — called "Is My Smart Phone Making Me Stupid?" Since she is young and technologically savvy, she points out all the things that her phone does for her that she used to do for herself. She thinks that her smart phone is taking over active brain function, thus, making her stupid. My phone doesn't make me stupid because I am letting it take over vital functions in my daily life; it makes me feel that it's smarter than I am because I can't figure out how to let it take over those vital functions.
Of the 21 little buttons waiting to connect me to the wonders of the universe, I use 10. More than half of my phone's capability goes wanting because its owner is wanting. Apps, for example — I have three, which I never look at. I don't see the point. Same with iTunes. I think this is an age function. There are enough noisy distractions in my life. When I get into the car, I enjoy the bubble of silence. I really don't need another device blasting anything at me.
I don't get what YouTube does for anyone (and I can see it on my computer); I don't watch the stock market. Voice memos? Can't figure them out. Notes? I still carry a small pad. Game center: I'm not busy enough as it is that I have to be playing games? I suspect that the calculator was responsible for making me bounce checks. As for making my phone "talk" to my computers so that all machines are in sync, no way! I'll never figure that one out.
As mentioned, the GPS is designed for a person with 20-year-old vision. How can you put something into the GPS, figure out where you need to go, and then do so while driving, all the while following the instructions on the GPS? I'm baffled. At least, my car GPS talks to me so that I can keep my eyes on the road. And, as appealing as it is to get it to talk in different accents, I can't figure that out either.
Admittedly, the clock is a great function. I love the weather thingie. The camera, when I can make it work right, is awesome. I love being able to carry a small scrapbook of pictures of my grandchild around so that I can bore friends at the supermarket. Having my contacts at my fingertips is terrific, if I've remembered to put in the area code with the phone number. I hate it when a friend says to me, condescendingly, "Clearly, someone isn't using her calendar function." I do use a calendar function: on the paper calendar on my desk at my office.
I can text: very slowly, making many mistakes. I've just begun to figure out what a friend calls "third grade writing" and am using "u" for "you" and "r" for "are," and so on. OMG, I know what a BFF is. Any other acronyms or text message shorthand are way over my head.
There are just so many times each day when my smart phone makes me feel stupid. Growing up, I learned about the wonders of the universe by experiencing them rather than having a small device filter them for me. I guess those days r over.
404 and won't have probably 4EAE. It's not that I am AAK, I am just BSBD&NE. Oh, and an OL. HAND.


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Headteacher: Miss Valerie Theresa Moore
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41 pupils, Boys
|Unique Reference Number
|Local Authority
|Inspection number
|Inspection dates
|24–25 November 2008
|Reporting inspector
|Rosemary Eaton
This inspection of the school was carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.
|Boarding provision
|Social care URN
|Social care inspector
|Dorrit Andrews
The inspection of social care was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.
|Type of school
|School category
|Community special
|Age range of pupils
|Gender of pupils
|Number on roll
|School (total)
|Appropriate authority
|The governing body
|Mr Roy Kerrison
|Miss Valerie Moore
|Date of previous school inspection
|28 September 2005
|School address
|Pettus Road
|Norfolk NR4 7BU
|Telephone number
|01603 457480
|Fax number
|01603 456211
|Age group
|Inspection dates
|24–25 November 2008
|Inspection number
© Crown copyright 2008
Website: ofsted.gov.uk
The inspection was carried out by an Additional Inspector and a Social Care Inspector.
This is a small residential special school for students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD). Students come from throughout Norfolk. Almost all students are White British and all have a statement of special education needs. At the time of the inspection, four were looked after children. Students' home circumstances vary but many are from disadvantaged backgrounds. The education of a significant number of students has been disrupted very much prior to them joining Eaton Hall. Owing to this and the nature of their learning difficulties, students typically work at levels well below national expectations. The school provides boarding accommodation on the main site and in a pair of semi-detached houses nearby. Currently 21 students board for some or all of the week during term time, although all students attend on a residential basis when they first join the school. In June 2007, the school gained specialist status in the area of BESD. Its awards include the Artsmark Gold, Activemark, Sportsmark, Healthy School's award, Investors in People, and Team Teach Gold.
|Grade 1
|Grade 2
|Grade 3
|Grade 4
Overall effectiveness of the school
Grade: 1
This is an outstanding school. Working as a close knit team, teaching and care staff are hugely successful in equipping students both personally and academically for their lives beyond school. Students respond extremely well to the school's clear and consistent efforts to manage and improve their behaviour. As a result, they achieve outstandingly well, making up a significant amount of the ground they had previously lost in their learning. By the time they leave at the end of Year 11, all students have earned accreditation in English, mathematics and science. All receive at least one GCSE certificate, with higher attaining students gaining as many as eight passes.
Students confirm that the school 'helps you a lot to improve your behaviour'. They consider that this is because they can always rely on staff to talk to them and help them. Relationships between staff and students are excellent and contribute significantly to students' outstanding personal development. During an assembly to give the whole school a taste of martial arts, for instance, boys and adults practised together, demonstrating a staggering degree of mutual respect and trust. Events such as this contribute greatly to students' enjoyment of school, but they also like lessons. Teachers plan tasks that capture students' interest, judging exactly the right time to move into a different activity, so the boys remain focused and working hard. Support is consistently available, for example, to explain difficult ideas or quietly remind students how they should behave. This exceptional teaching results in students' smooth and rapid academic progress as they move up through the school.
Students have an excellent awareness of healthy lifestyles. They take part enthusiastically in the wide range of sporting activities offered during the day and after school as part of the extremely good curriculum, which meets their needs exceptionally well. Students' knowledge and understanding of their local community and of other cultures are promoted at every turn through very practical and relevant means. For example, students help elderly neighbours with gardening and some have interviewed an asylum seeker in order to gain a greater appreciation of the hardships faced by some communities. Work experience, as part of a work-related learning programme, and college courses also have a profound impact on students' social development and on preparing them for adult life. Once again, the improvements in their behaviour enable students to benefit from opportunities such as these.
The school provides an outstanding quality of care, guidance and support. Students say with confidence that 'staff look after you' but they play their own part in keeping each other safe. Following a suggestion by the school council, trained 'buddies' offer an alternative response to other students' concerns, fully aware that they may need to involve staff in some circumstances.
The school's exceptional performance is the outcome of first-rate leadership and management. At its heart are the determination and skills of the headteacher. She ensures that all those with leadership roles in and across both day and boarding provision share her sky-high aspirations for the school, staff and every student. Rigorous and accurate self-evaluation provides a secure basis for an outstanding capacity to continue to improve. Through its specialist school status, Eaton Hall is building further on its very many partnerships with other schools, extending opportunities for its own students and offering support to others with similar difficulties. The school provides excellent value for money. It leaves no stone unturned in its commitment to ensuring that every student achieves as well as possible and develops into a responsible young citizen.
Effectiveness of boarding provision
Grade: 2
The quality of boarding is good, with all but one outcome area being outstanding. The school meets nearly all key National Minimum Standards and exceeds a significant number of them. The outcome for economic wellbeing is judged as satisfactory because boarders' sleeping accommodation does not meet the required space and privacy standards. All recommendations from the previous inspection report have been acted upon.
Students receive a high level of care and outstanding pastoral support. Health needs are met and access to health care professionals is arranged as necessary. Working relationships with the local health centre where students are registered are very good and qualified first aid staff are always available on duty. Staff follow clear procedures for the management and administration of medication, both on and off site. Appropriate records are maintained and medication is securely stored. Emphasis is placed on the provision of a balanced, healthy diet and exercise. Students contribute ideas to menus and are actively involved in the purchasing of healthy snacks for the tuck shop. A large proportion of students spoke enthusiastically about favourite meals and the range of food provided.
Clearly written policies and procedures are in place to promote and safeguard the welfare of students. Staff are very aware of their responsibilities towards students in their care. All staff receive child protection training and regular updates. Bullying is not a problem at the school. Students' risk assessments identify potential conflicts and staff are vigilant about such issues. Students have a clear understanding of what they should do if someone is making them unhappy. They identify a wide range of adults within the school who they would go to for help and 'buddies' offer an additional source of support. The use of behaviour plans, reflective discussions and supportive strategies all help students to behave appropriately. The management of challenging behaviour is a strength and the school has achieved gold standard in how to deal with students who present with severe difficulties. Staff receive regular training and maintain detailed records of sanctions and the use of physical intervention. Students consider discipline across the school community to be fair.
The school takes safety matters seriously and robust procedures are in place for the maintenance of a safe environment for students, staff and visitors. Effective procedures are in place for the recruitment and checking of staff.
Joint working between care and teaching staff to support children's educational progress is outstanding. Students receive exceptionally good pastoral care and support on a daily basis through a wide range of initiatives. Very good communication systems across the school contribute effectively to students' welfare. Students are actively encouraged and supported to express their views and to be involved in making decisions. Excellent meetings include the school council, healthy food group, liaison and tutor meetings and the students' wellbeing group. Recent changes highlighted by students include enhanced menus and activities and the ability to use reward tokens in the tuck shop. Students are strongly encouraged to maintain contact with their families. The importance of good communication between parents and students is emphasised to parents during the school's admission process. There are pay telephones available for students to make and receive calls and parents may visit the school at weekends and evenings. Parents and carers receive weekly telephone calls from child care staff regarding their child's progress and are kept informed of medical matters and any concerns. Half-termly school based meetings, or home visits, are used to support work with individual students. Parents and carers are also given every encouragement to attend health screening visits involving their child.
Boarding accommodation is suitably decorated, furnished and clean. Staff have worked hard to provide a welcoming environment for students and they encourage the personalisation of sleeping areas. However, sleeping areas at the main site are only satisfactory because they have very limited floor space and offer limited privacy. Plans have recently been agreed to upgrade these areas.
The leadership and management of boarding are exceptionally strong and contribute significantly to the overall outcomes for students. Staffing levels outside teaching time are sufficient for the number of boarders, the activities they are involved in and the different age groups. Boarding students report that they know who is on duty and who is responsible for them. They can always find a member of staff when they need to, including at night. Students are looked after by experienced, well-trained and competent staff who understand their needs and work closely with them to help them to progress and achieve. The low turnover of staff provides students with consistency and stability and promotes extremely positive relationships. Effective systems are in place to monitor students' welfare, both internally and by the local authority. However, not all monitored records are signed to confirm that checking has taken place.
Achievement and standards
Grade: 1
Disruptions to their education, often including exclusion from a number of different schools, mean that most students join Eaton Hall with huge gaps in their knowledge, skills and understanding. Improvements in their behaviour once they arrive ensure that, during both primary and secondary years, students' progress and achievement are outstanding. All groups of students, including those who are looked after children, who have gifts or talents or who find learning particularly difficult achieve equally impressively. This is because the school makes certain that it meets the needs of each individual. Students typically find writing especially difficult, but they make great strides in this aspect of English because they are provided with a wealth of relevant reasons to write. Students frequently use their very well developed skills in information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance their writing.
In 2008, half of the Year 11 students gained five or more GCSE passes at grades A* to G in a wide range of subjects including English, double science, mathematics, design and technology, ICT, art and design, and religious education. The school exceeded its targets for GCSE results. Students are also successful in Entry Level courses and most gain the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) award at bronze level. Those who complete the two-year college courses receive NVQ level 1 accreditation. Students regularly overcome very significant difficulties in order to achieve these outcomes. For example, boys with severe difficulty learning mathematics have gone on to pass examinations in this subject and in engineering. The school has set very challenging specialist school targets. Last year, many of these targets were met but unavoidable staffing difficulties, now resolved, meant that a few were missed.
Personal development and well-being
Grade: 1
Students' behaviour is frequently exemplary. This means that many earn privileges such as going out of school unaccompanied during free time. Lessons are seldom disrupted significantly, although students' behavioural difficulties occasionally cause outbursts and challenges to authority. Students are confident that bullying is not tolerated and know exactly how they should respond if it were to occur. They make excellent progress in learning to manage their own behaviour. They are trained to take responsibility for their own safety, for example as pedestrians or when using public transport. Although they often dislike to admit that that enjoy school, students' extremely positive attitudes are reflected in above average attendance rates and their eagerness to stay in the evening for activities or extra lessons.
Students make an excellent contribution to the school community. They help to run the tuck shop and contribute ideas and practical support to the school's groups that promote wellbeing and the eating of healthy food. Those in Years 5 and 6 work together to grow award-winning fruit and vegetables. Students readily volunteer to take part in community projects such as repairing fences or planting bulbs to improve the environment. They show that they think hard about moral and spiritual issues. Following a visit to a children's hospice, for instance, one student remarked, 'It made me think about my life and I realise that life is precious.' Their vastly improved behaviour and attitudes, achievement in crucial areas such as mathematics, literacy and ICT, and their knowledge of the world of work prepare students exceptionally well for the next stage in their lives. The difference between this judgement and that in the boarding section of the report is because different criteria are used for this outcome in the two inspections.
Quality of provision
Teaching and learning
Grade: 1
Teachers avoid confrontations and consistently reinforce the school's expectations by, for example, reminding students not to call out answers. They reward good behaviour, efforts and achievements and apply sanctions fairly so students appreciate the consequences of their actions. Teaching assistants make significant contributions to teaching and learning. Teachers are very knowledgeable about their subjects and teaching assistants also specialise in particular aspects of the curriculum. This means that all staff in lessons provide excellent advice and support to promote learning. Students are always informed about what they are to learn. Teachers check their understanding and progress before moving on to new work. They are skilled at asking questions that encourage students to express their ideas and organise their thoughts. In turn, students confidently seek clarification and additional information. Excellent relationships between staff and boys mean that teachers can challenge students to tackle demanding work. In a religious education lesson, for instance, Year 10 students considered the nature of the human soul, responding with great maturity. Assessments of students' learning are used particularly well to match work to their individual needs so all have equal opportunities to make outstanding progress.
Curriculum and other activities
Grade: 1
The curriculum is planned very carefully in order to meet students' individual needs at each stage of their education. Highly effective alternative arrangements are put in place should any student be unable to cope with full time education in school. As a result, and against considerable odds, two such students gained accreditation last year. Small numbers of students are successfully reintegrated into mainstream education through the school's extensive partnerships. From the primary years onwards, planned links between subjects enable students to transfer skills and reinforce their learning. Courses at three colleges provide students in Years 10 and 11 with excellent opportunities to make choices and gain experiences that will stand them in great stead in the future. Accredited courses meet the needs of all students. The boarding provision makes a marked contribution to enriching the curriculum through, for example, the huge range of very popular evening activities available to all students. Visits, including residential trips for all year groups, enhance students' experiences and enable them to practise social skills in different real life situations. They also promote students' knowledge and understanding of communities beyond the local area.
Care, guidance and support
Grade: 1
The comprehensive arrangements to safeguard students meet current government requirements. All senior staff are fully trained to lead on child protection issues and names are recorded on visitors' security badges so any concerns can be passed on immediately. Staff training is extensive in this and other relevant areas and the school offers its expertise in behaviour management to other schools. A key strength is the way in which care and teaching staff work closely together to ensure students' safety. Links with a wide range of agencies and professionals further enhance provision in this area. The wellbeing of particularly vulnerable students, including those looked after by their local authority, is monitored and supported very carefully. The school's strenuous efforts to encourage good attendance have met with significant success. Staff work very hard to encourage students to be independent. Older students practise skills such as budgeting, shopping and cooking during stays in the flat provided for this purpose. Students' academic and personal progress is tracked very thoroughly. A range of targets covers all aspects of their development and students are involved in evaluating their own achievements.
Leadership and management
Grade: 1
Recently appointed staff speak very highly of the sensitive and effective support organised by leaders and offered by colleagues that enabled them to settle quickly into the school. This very strong sense of teamwork and the clear focus on developing staff's skills contribute to the school's outstanding capacity for continuous improvement. For instance, the range of accreditation offered to students increases each year. All groups of staff are involved in establishing the school's priorities, identifying these from activities such as observations by teachers of each other's lessons. The school makes an outstanding contribution to community cohesion, beginning with its commitment to providing equal opportunities for every student. The school's specialist status work is led extremely well by the deputy headteacher. It is already having an impact on what the school provides through improvements to the accommodation, support for the community and more opportunities for enterprise activities. Governance is good. Governors were stimulated by the criticisms of their work at the time of the previous inspection. Their efforts have paid off and their role has developed very well since then. They find out about the school at first hand and contribute to monitoring its performance. A detailed plan of action is now helping to ensure that the reports of their visits are always evaluative.
|Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaining about inspections', which is available from Ofsted's website: ofsted.gov.uk.
|Key to judgements: grade 1 is outstanding, grade 2 good, grade 3 satisfactory, and grade 4 inadequate.
|School Overall
|How effective,efficient and inclusive is the provision of education,integrated care and any extended services in meeting the needs of learners?
|Effective steps have been taken to promote improvement since the last inspection
|How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
|The effectiveness of boarding provision
|The capacity to make any necessary improvements
|How well do learners achieve?
|The standards¹ reached by learners
|How well learners make progress, taking account of any significant variations between groups of learners
|How well learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities make progress
|How good are the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
|The extent of learners' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
|The extent to which learners adopt healthy lifestyles
|The extent to which learners adopt safe practices
|The extent to which learners enjoy their education
|The attendance of learners
|The behaviour of learners
|The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community
|How well learners develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
|How effective are teaching and learning in meeting the full range of learners' needs?
|How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
|How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?
|How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
|How effectively leaders and managers at all levels set clear direction leading to improvement and promote high quality of care and education
|How effectively leaders and managers use challenging targets to raise standards
|The effectiveness of the school's self-evaluation
|How well equality of opportunity is promoted and discrimination eliminated
|How well does the school contribute to community cohesion?
|How effectively and efficiently resources, including staff, are deployed to achieve value for money
|The extent to which governors and other supervisory boards discharge their responsibilities
|Do procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements?
|Does this school require special measures?
|Does this school require a notice to improve?
26 November 2008
Dear Students
Inspection of Eaton Hall School, Norwich, NR4 7BU
Thank you for being so polite and helpful when we inspected your school. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with you and have some wonderful memories, such as the martial arts assembly. I now need to tell you that yours is an outstanding school.
You all make extremely good progress. The oldest students gain a great many certificates showing their excellent achievement. This is possible because of outstanding teaching and the huge improvements in your behaviour during your time at Eaton Hall. I know that you appreciate how much better you manage your own behaviour. You told me that this was because the staff help you and are always ready to talk to you. You are looked after extremely well by the care staff and teaching staff.
You make a huge contribution to the school and the local community, for example by being members of the school council, recycling or helping your neighbours. The older students learn a great deal about the world of work and follow college courses. All of you become increasingly independent, helping to prepare you for leaving school.
Most aspects of the boarding provision are outstanding. We have asked the school to make sure that improvements are made to the way some records are kept.
Your headteacher leads the school extremely well. She and the staff ensure that the school is always improving. We would like to send each of you and the staff our best wishes for the future.
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Eaton
Lead inspector


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While GM didn't bring a production Chevrolet Camaro convertible to SEMA, it did bring a handful of Camaro Coupe Concepts that offer a preview of things to come for the recently resurrected pony car. Besides the twin-turbo V6 Jay Leno Camaro we profiled earlier, we got to see Snergy, Chroma, Dusk and Graphics. Those are the names given to the show cars, each highlighting a different element that should make it to production Camaros in the near future. There's a full presser after the jump and some galleries below, but basically, each has a different set of genuine GM accessories bolted... Read More


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Chief Swilley said, "This investigation been going on for a little over a year and we was able to contact Attorney General's office and they immediately responded to us."
"You know, we're the only state in the nation that receives federal grants for the last three years to operate an intellectual property unit in our office and it's been very effective," said Attorney General Hood.
Patrick King, 37, was arrested and faces six counts of selling counterfeit CDs. It's not his first arrest for selling bogus CDs; he was busted in 2003. In convicted, King faces up to 38 years behind bars.
Police also arrested 25-year-old Christopher Williams for selling counterfeit goods out of his car at the Raju Gas Station on North Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst. Williams faces possibly 10 years in prison, if convicted.
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At the IEEE MEMS 2012 Conference today, Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of software for developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), introduced the 2012 release of its best-in-class CoventorWare® solution for MEMS design verification and optimization. CoventorWare 2012 capitalizes on increased computing power and software algorithm advancements to enable more complete and accurate verification of state-of-the-art MEMS designs.
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CoventorWare is an integral part of Coventor's MEMS design automation platform for rapid evaluation of design concepts, optimization and MEMS+IC integration. It is used for verification and optimization of device designs starting from layout through analysis of MEMS-specific multi-physics, such as coupled electro-mechanics, gas damping, anchor losses, thermo-elastic damping (TED), and manufacturing-induced stress gradients. CoventorWare 2012 is focused on solving the big verification challenges faced by MEMS designers developing the next generation of MEMS devices.
"CoventorWare 2012 provides an entirely new level of simulation capacity and accuracy. It enables us to rapidly examine all aspects of our high-performance resonators in simulation and predict the Q factor due to thermo-elastic damping within five percent of measurement. As a result, we are able to further reduce the size of our quartz crystal and maintain the high Q necessary to interface with standard ICs, significantly extending our technology advantage in this highly competitive market," commented Silvio Dalla Piazza, vice president of Research & Development at Micro Crystal AG, a subsidiary of The Swatch Group Inc. Switzerland.
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The CoventorWare 2012 hex-dominant extrusion meshing option also increases simulation capacity and is ideal for typical MEMS structures, which are made up of high aspect ratio (fairly thin), stacked layers of materials perforated with release etch hole patterns. It automatically generates meshes that have uniform density and quality, unlike competing solutions that generate very inefficient tetrahedryl meshes or require extensive user involvement to produce an efficient hex-only mesh. This new capability reduces the number of mesh elements required for typical MEMS devices by as much as 20 to 40 percent, making it possible to simulate entire multi-axis inertial MEMS sensors with 100s of electrostatic comb fingers.
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The CoventorWare 2012 software is shipping today. For more information about CoventorWare solutions, visit: http://www.coventor.com/products/coventorware/.
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Events listing 2014Written by Carol Sherriff
We will post here details of events held internationally, nationally, or locally to support the aims of International Facilitation Week.
Global -
IAF Annual General meeting of the IAF (members invitation): three sessions at the following times:
Session 1 - 20 Oct 11pm London: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20141020T23&p1=136
Session 2 – 21 October 8am London: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20141021T08&p1=136
Session 3 – 21 October 4pm London: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20141021T16&p1=136
Martin Gilbraith's Twitter chats, 22 and 23 October - join the chat here
Riders on the Storm International Summit, 20 to 24 October 2014 - free - join here
Kinharvie Institute online conversation with Larry Dressler, 23 October 2014 - details here
Asia -
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19 and 21 October - two days with Izzy Gesell - details here
Europe -
"Beyond the Wall of Resistance - Facilitating Successful Change" Kinharvie event Monday 20 October 2014, Glasgow, Scotland - details here
Facilitation summit 22 and 23 October 2014 - Business Network Centre, Istanbul, Turkey - details here
Showcasing the innovative power of facilitation, Toronto 30 October 2014 - details here
NCDD conference, 17-19 October 2014, Washington DC - sponsored by the IAF: details here
TweetchatsWritten by Carol Sherriff
Two Tweetchats were held during International Facilitation Week. The following twitter feeds provide details of those conversations.
#FacWeekChat 24 October 2013
#FacWeekChat 22 October 2013
Photos of the WeekWritten by Carol Sherriff
Photos of International Facilitation Week events
Here are a collection of photos of different events taking place around the world.
Regional eventsWritten by Carol Sherriff
Regional, national and local events
Listed below are brief details of the regional, national and local events which were held during International Facilitation Week.
You can find the international and virtual events here.
Events are listed by IAF region and in date order.
Joint meeting- Nairobi and Pwani
Kongowea Primary School
IAF India
Events in Mumbai, Bangalore & Pune - details https://www.facebook.com/groups/iaf.india/
21st October -IBS, Powai "Facilitating Feelings Before Logical Thought" by Sunil Kumar Verma CPF & Shalini Pillai details via @AjitWiz
24 October - Bharati Vidyapeeth COE, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 6pm "Flipchart Facilitation" by
26 October - CEL, Khopoli 11-4pm "Facilitation Tools for Community Participation" by Vijay Menda and
Malaysia - Two days with Izzy Gesell celebrating International Facilitation Week
19 - 21 October https://www.facebook.com/events/330777707068226/
Working Together to Change the Future
October 21, 2013- Vancouver, BC Stonehouse Institute from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT) with Adam Kahane https://adamkahanetalk.eventbrite.ca/
Showcasing the Impact of Facilitation
Tuesday October 22 - Anyone interested in a collegial dialogue with award winning change facilitators, come to Mississauga Civic Centre at 1:00 on 300 City Centre Drive - 12th floor. Register here: http://ica-associates.ca/new_course_detail.php?id=238
ADR Institute of Canada National Conference and ICC Canada International Arbitration Conference
October 23 - 24 - InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front Street West, Toronto amic.org/
Gathering of ICA course grads
Saturday October 26 10am - 3pm - Celebrate the friendships and networks built by a shared interest in learning about facilitation. Come to ICA Associates Inc. 655 Queen St E., Toronto Register here: http://ica-associates.ca/new_course_detail.php?id=239
Collaborating in Complex Times
October 28 - 29 - Vivien Twyford author of "The Power of Co" is delivering a specially scheduled course in Toronto Canada. Register here: http://ica-associates.ca/new_course_detail.php?id=236
Europe and MENA
Riders on the Storm international virtual summit
October 21 - 27 free virtual professional development event. Speakers include Margaret Wheatley, Malin Moren, Carol Sherriff and Simon Wilson Register for free www.ridersonthestormsummit.com
IAF Denmark
October 21- IAF Denmark celebrates with four free workshops in Copenhagen http://bit.ly/1dYurMY
An introduction to Facilitating constellations
October 21 - Glasgow, Scotland http://www.kinharvie.org.uk/training-events/an-introduction-to-facilitating-constellations-1
Stay on top with Better Meetings
October 23 - 24 - Moscow, Russia celebrates with @rubenvanderlaan's 'Stay On Top with Better Meetings'
Facilitating Dialogue - Vervolgtraining Dialoogbegeleiding
October 24 - in Dutch, for people with some experience in facilitating a dialogue table during the "Dag van de Dialoog" (Day of the Dialogue). The training by Jan Lelie is free, but you have to register. http://www.denhaagindialoog.nl/trainingen/
Facilitator Marathon
October 25 - Facilitator Marathon http://iaf-russia.org/
A global conversation with Peter Block
October 25 - Facilitating community - a global conversation with Peter Block on 25 October - http://iaf-europe-mena.org/events?eventId=770917&EventViewMode=EventDetails …
Latin America and Caribbean
IAF Jamaica Chapter meeting
23 October - 7.00pm MIND, 235a Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 http://iafj2013.wordpress.com/conference/
¡Fiesta de Facilitadores!
Foundations of Facilitation
21 - 22 October - Melbourne Illuma Consulting's Foundations of Facilitation led by Rhonda Tranks CPF http://tiny.cc/hdvp4w
Facilitation Celebration in Wangaratta
22 October - Wangaratta Regional Development Company hosting a "Facilitation Celebration http://tiny.cc/7tup4w @RegDevCo
Learning from failure - virtual discussion Group
23 October http://tiny.cc/d6up4w
Fabulous Facilitation Friday
25 October - Western Australia from 9am – 5pm at the Loftus Recreation Centre, Loftus Street, Leederville Fabulous Facilitation Friday
IAF Carolinas virtual chapter information meetings
Learn more about the new IAF Carolinas Virtual Chapter.
Online Facilitation Unconference 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 7:00 AM - Friday, October 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PDT)
Learning & Change International Dialogue Education Institute 2013
October 24 - 27, 2013 Marriott Waterfront Baltimore, MD USA
No talking heads, boring lectures, or stadium style seating! This is a hands-on, energetic and fully engaging learning institute that focuses on just that: learning! Join friends and colleagues from all over the world who believe in learning and teaching that sticks. Expect to be transformed. Expect to laugh. Expect to expand your mind and tire-out your brain. How does the Institute differ from your average conference? Take a look.
South East Association of Facilitators - Facilitative Leadership in conflict, collaboration and change
October 25 - Atlanta Georgia Facilitation Development Day with key note presenter Roger Schwarz www.seaf.org/
Details of eventsWritten by Carol Sherriff
Virtual and International events
Listed below are brief details of the international and virtual events that were held during International Facilitation Week 2013. The regional and local events page lists all the individual events that took place.
IAF Annual General Meeting
The IAF is held its annual meeting virtually on 22 October to celebrate International Facilitation Week.
Two IAF Tweet chats were held
Riders on the Storm International Virtual Summit - Margaret Wheatley
To celebrate International Facilitation Week, Riders on the Storm summit a free international virtual professional development summit provided advice and networking opportunities for facilitators and people interested in facilitation. You can still listen to a number of the interviews at Riders on the Storm virtual summit
Facilitating community - a virtual conversation with Peter Block
The IAF Europe and Mena region organised a virtual conversation with Peter Block.
Online Facilitation unconference 2013
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PUEBLO — Like other members of Congress, Sen. Michael Bennet is using the monthlong session recess to talk with constituents about the proposed government health care plan. The Democrat's discussion in Pueblo turned into an ambush by a mob of angry protesters — many of them grandmas and grandpas.


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AV when editing table structure
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Written by lemon_juice
8 months ago
Category: General
127 posts since Tue, 29 Jun 10
Here is another one of the apparently random crashes that I sometimes experience when editing table structure. This time it happened after I selected TINYINT with my mouse, pressed Tab, entered '1' and pressed Tab:
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Written by lemon_juice
8 months ago
127 posts since Tue, 29 Jun 10
This was a stubborn one, Heidi crashed twice when I was trying to add a column with a FK and finally I managed to do it on the third time:
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What I did:
1) I opened table A and copied one column ("Copy selected columns")
2) Opened table B and pasted the column
3) I selected collation for the pasted columns (collation doesn't seem to be copied in this process)
4) I opened the Foreign keys tab, selected Add, entered FK name and pressed Tab to go to the next field - then Heidi crashed.
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"Do not be critics, you people, I beg you."
I was a critic, and I wish I could take it all back, because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a [expletive] of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but Christ, this is what matters. What matters is saying yes.
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Like just about every other symptom out there, it just depends on your body. I think for a lot of people it goes away though.
I've been getting them randomly on my face, but a TON on my back. And back-ne totally grosses me out. :(
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Health Care workers across B.C. have voted 96 per cent in favour of striking, and how talks proceed this week will impact whether or not they'll walk.
"Our primary objective is to secure a negotiated agreement, and we will be returning to the bargaining table on Thursday [May 8]," Mike Old, the Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) communications director, told Coast Reporter Tuesday. "Mediator Vince Ready will be assisting the parties. Should the unions decide to exercise their strike mandate at a later time, the labour code requires a minimum notice of 72 hours, and essential service levels must be in place."
There are about 550 HEU members on the Sunshine Coast (between Langdale and Lund) covered under the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) of health care workers, which has voted in favour of a strike if a negotiated settlement can't be reached soon.
"The key issues at the bargaining table are employment security, protection of benefits and improved health and safety provisions," a press release from the HEU stated. "The FBA is also seeking changes to the ambulance service that would improve and enhance paramedics' abilities to provide patient care."
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Babywunder Deluxe Clear Potty
When we did a roundup of potty chairs last summer reader chandlertoth left a product link in the comments which intrigued us: the Babywunder Deluxe Clear Potty. Think of it as the Ghost Chair of pottys.
At first our interest was piqued by the aesthetics of the Babywunder - even if you don't love the look of it at the very least it's a non-statement (and your child can pretend to be Wonder Woman on her Invisible Plane). More importantly though is the very practical idea that you can see what's going on down below: No more listening or staring to make sure you don't miss the magic moment. Never again will you need to do the finger dip-stick or slosh-n-listen test. (Eek! Do people really do a finger dip-stick test??)
The Babywunder Deluxe Clear Potty ($23) is for sale online at The EC Store which stands for elimination communication. We didn't immediately see the connection, but the website points out that the parent's ability to see if and when there's success allows for instant praise and communication with the child.
(We should point out that the seller mentions that the Babywunder is more fragile than other plastic pottys and, by virtue of being clear, poses more of a tripping hazard so these things alone may be a deal breaker.)
What do you think of the idea of a clear potty?
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I like the thought that it would blend in to our bathroom, rather than being an eyesore. But if it's too delicate, that's a deal-breaker. My 3-year-old daughter is 37 pounds and pretty rough on stuff.
I don't understand the "did they or didn't they go" thing, though. I always just asked her. Or waited until she got up and looked. Is this really a problem for people?
Considering what goes IN it, I'm not sure clear is the way to go.
When it's time for our little one, we're going with the Baby Bjorn toilet trainer seat so it's simple, minimal, and there's nothing [much] to clean - hopefully we can skip the whole tiny potty stage!
I agree with Machete. It's gross.
oh lord no. I don't need to see it happening. It's easy enough to hear the liquid or solid material hitting the bucket in the potty chair anyway. We used a little seat for a short time, switched to a toilet trainer seat where you can hear the "results" hitting the water in the toilet. If you have a small child and are training them, keeping this "clear potty" in the loo isn't going to fool anyone anyway, sheesh...
wow...I can't but think that's totally nasty.
Oh carissima mamma mia. This clear plastic potty is more of an eyesore in the bathroom than the Bjorn Potty. If you want something that blends, then get a white flip-n-flush or some other toilet trainer on the adult potty that you can cover all day and not see!
Also, it's pretty silly to try to hide the fact that you have a training child at home. If your friends think it's gross or whatever, wow, what does that say about your choice of friends...
I think I had a clear Baby Bjorn potty when I was little. I didn't think anything of it.
weve had this potty for the last year and really like it. i like the concept cause my daughter is a dribbler and with a noisy baby its hard to listen. i dont think theres anything disgusting about it. its not like you let it sit there with stuff in it for all to see. well, hopefully you dont.
Not disgusting. Is looking at excrement gross? Yes, but who does that? As soon as it's full, you empty it.
I've had two for a year. They aren't fragile. And I love not having to look at another piece of plastic in my house.
Okay, I said "As soon as it's full, you empty it." I meant, of course, as soon as something it's in it all, you empty it.
I have the baby bjorn little potty in white and have been using it with my 8 month since she was 2 months old doing EC together. The clear potty would have definitely have been a good thing in the early days when she wasn't very loud, now it isn't as much as an issue. I don't imagine it would be a nice thing to look at a three year olds excrement.
But then, I am spoiled, for as much of an investment in time EC is in the beginning, I haven't had to change a poopy diaper in 3 months, and there may have only been 3 or 4 "misses" in the 3 months before that. (And yes, she is very regular) It's amazing what a baby can learn and communicate if given the chance. Which is where this potty comes in. :-)
felis? your baby was potty trained at 5 months old?? but, but how?
She is trained for poo, we are still working on catching all the pee's. We do really good on some days, and then other days not so great, but she is used to going on our big potty with the Baby Bjorn insert, or if we are out on the potette plus travel potty. It's totally normal for her to go like a big girl. :-)
It's called Elimination Communication, you can wiki it, and there are some great articles on tribal baby that will come up. It's also called "infant potty training", and "diaper free", but she does still wear little pants.
The EC store, where this potty is sold from also has a lot of good info. The basic premise is, you can learn to hear in their cries and signals if they are hungry or tired. Well, when they are very young they also cry that they have to pee, so if they get used to you responding to them when they have to go they become very aware of the process in the same way that they get used to crying for food and getting fed. It can be done part time too, so even if it seems like an all or nothing thing, it isn't. It can be practiced for just a few hours a week and still benefit you in the long run. Hope this helps!
A clear potty!?! eeeeewwwww!!!!!!
ok so everyone understands that looking at pee or poo is gross. those comments aren't really all that helpful. however, the whole idea (which felis describes so beautifully) is that you don't have to continually look to see if your child has 'gone'. this is helpful when your child is very young and cannot verbally express to you that they have done so. also, when you can see that your child is 'going' you can signal to your child at the same time, which is the whole point of EC, being able to communicate with your child more effectively. i'm pretty sure that being clear isn't for asthetic purposes. and by the time they are old enough to tell you or for you to hear them 'going', they're old enough to sit on a bigger potty. i think this is a product i'll be buying soon.