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GMOs are sticks and stones
Breaking the news about GMO to a group of JR Highers is heavy. They look at you with a weird stare and listen quietly. They remember technical words like genes and virus. They sit still.
Today we talked GMO. I taught this subject several times now, to different 7/8 graders. All reacted the same; almost like they'd been waiting for the information.
I tell them straight that Genetically Modified Organisms break my heart. I get choked up at the thought of GMO's wild in their world, left for them to deal with someday. I don't want to be the one to burst the bubble, but then, I do want to make sure all middle schoolers are introduced to the concept of gene modification before they vanish to high school.
Youth are waiting for the information. They don't get down about the psyco-knarly potential of GMO like I do; they are still kids. But I see their brains working, and every student takes the time to take the information in.
My co-worker Ms. Jenny told me today that she agrees with a youtube video she saw that says universal forces are working together with us Earthlings, to help and guide humanity in the right direction. I agree with them both. GMO-attentive middle schoolers are key to positive cultural evolution.
RIP Gecko
We had a casualty in class today; a sweet, espresso-brown speckled Hawaiian gecko. She got pinched between two bricks as some enthusiastic 3/4th graders worked together making a new bed. I walked up as the children were checking out the lovely reptile with the tenderness of respectful discoverers.
The gecko was laying so still in their hands because a pinky sized divot was gouged out of her abdomen. The sweet reptile was gasping for air with a wide mouth but laying perfect and still. The children were being gentle and kind in their handling but as I approached I knew Little Gecko was not going to make it. I asked them what the humane thing to do was. Should I put her down in an instant or bury her to suffocate for a while?
In a split second, the children went from frolicking in planting delight to staring death and suffering directly in the face. Before I knew it, these kids were deciding a critter's fate.
"Kill it fast." "It's not fair to make it suffer." "It was an accident." "We should make it quick so it doesn't hurt." "So sad." "Poor little guy."
With a handful of boys and girls in a circle around the gecko, I said a quick blessing. I said we were thankful for the life of the gecko, that we meant no harm to her, that we were sorry to see her go. Out of respect for her life, we would never choose her suffering. With no gecko hospital and no hope of recovery with a gash like that, we had no choice but to send her back to the soil.
It seems a little hardcore now but I used my large shovel to sever her and send it's body back to the garden. We touched the soil to send positive energy to the FBI who would be fed.
The children all picked flowers and special stones and made a mini shrine for the gecko in the middle of the new garden bed we had been making. Nick even grabbled a blue pen and a stick to make a headstone. "Geko. We love you."
Worms help us dig
A third grade boy with big brown eyes and freckles raised his hand in reflection circle to share an observation from the day's work. We had spent the class moving rocks and clipping back invasive grass. In the process, we uncovered plenty worms; worms half the length of a spaghetti noodle and the circumference of an electric wire flopping around in their always fascinating Exposed Dance.
He said, "I noticed lots of FBI (Fungus, Bacteria, Invertibrates). And I noticed that worms help us dig. I was finding worm tunnels to get my hand in and help get out the rocks."
"What effect do you think worm holes have on the roots of plants?" I asked?
His eye brows shot up and he said, "I know! The roots can use the holes to grow!"
And poof, just like that these brilliant young gardeners put together something I had to study to know. I read that worms help aerate the soil and provide paths for stretching roots in a book somewhere when I was learning about worms so I could teach about them in garden class just seven years ago. And this boy just taught himself, from his own hands in the soil, at nine.
Its not garden without some goats
Wow, the new school year is off to a rolicking start. First week back, garden students harvested over 30 lbs of produce in one class! Tangerines, papaya, and startfruit were falling into the baskets of eager children. Dozens of public school students got to pick a tangerine or starfruit and eat it, juice dripping everywhere, straight off the branch. The trees were planted by student gardeners three short years ago to help offset our school's carbon footprint. Sixth graders remember digging holes in the lava for the tangerine trees as third graders, amending soil with compost and bone meal, and rolling the pottless trees into their final growing place. How lucky to pick and eat the fruits of their labor.
Last week Ms. Melissa busted out her milking goats. One full grown milker, Nui Goat, and her recently weened baby, Ili Goat, joined us in garden class. I should say "starred" in class because the goats couldn't help but be the rightful center of attention. We talked random goat facts - prey animals so they are jumpy, domesticated for 8000 years, offering humans fuel, food, manure, milk, lawn-mowing, and hides - to demonstrate the animal's awesomeness. Students watched Ms. Melissa prep Nui Goat for milking and then milk her with the gentle hands of an old friend. Ms. Melissa even shared some of her all homemade goat cheese mixed with guava jelly and served on ricotta bread. Delicious!
Talk about udders and teets lasted all day. I didn't know goats have two teets where cows have four or that goat milk is naturally homogenized (creme and milk mixed rather than separated like cow milk). At least one child per class did not know that male goats don't make milk. Goats have striking horizontal pupils that allow greater depth perception than round pupils like ours. Goats are more fascinating that I game them credit for.
At first squeemish about watching someone milk an animal let alone trying goat cheese, children reconsidered when we started picturing hot cheese pizza or luscious ice cream. Many a favorite food comes from the udder of an animal. Why not consider this one that lives in our ahupua'a, is fed prime Kona vegitation, and Ms. Melissa's good friend?
Animals and the services they provide humans is notable. Is it better for our Island, for survival, to employ animals that are close to where we live? Is raw goat milk different than pasturized cow milks? If you want to survive off your own farm, is a goat a good animal to have around? How does knowing or personally farming the animals that provide food affect survival?
Important questions with great conversations for sure but far less convincing than the delicious creme of homemade goat cheese. Everyone except a few 1/2 graders thought Ms. Melissa's pupu creation was exceptional. Nui Goat was shy with most, but decided to lick on and gently nudge one fifth grader who has trouble in classroom settings but is a superstar in the garden. After class he came to me and said, "Ms. Krista, that was my favorite lesson ever."
Thanks Ms Melissa for providing such a unique and impactful opportunity for our gardeners!
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If you should leave a Huckleberry, you will spend the whole next day with said Huckleberry attached to your face.
Small fingers kung fu gripping your hair, ears, cheeks, anything they can grasp.
And full open mouth kiss/bite your nose off I love you so much.
It's next to impossible to get anything done. But it's pretty rad.
I'm over at Just Be Enough today, talking about leaving Huckleberry for the first time.
I'm also vlogging over on iVillage. Just in case you can't get enough of my mug!

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Priceline Boasts Strong Fourth Quarter, Yearly Numbers for 2014
Travel Technology Ryan Rudnansky February 19, 2015
Photo courtesy of Thinkstock
The Priceline Group Inc. reported strong fourth quarter and full year financial results for 2014 today.
Priceline, which is one of two major online travel agencies (OTAs) now that Expedia purchased Travelocity and Orbitz, registered significant jumps in several key performance metrics.
For the fourth quarter of 2014, Priceline's gross travel bookings amounted to $10.7 billion, an increase of 17 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. On top of that, Priceline's gross profit for the quarter was $1.7 billion, a 26 percent increase (international operations accounted for $1.43 billion, a 24 percent increase). Adjusted EBITDA was $712 million, a 23 percent increase over the previous year.
For the full year, Priceline's gross travel bookings added up to $50.3 billion, a 28 percent increase compared to 2013. Gross profit was $7.6 billion, a 33 percent increase (international operations accounted for $6.64 billion, a 32 percent increase). Adjusted EBITDA also spiked by 29 percent year-over-year, coming in at $3.5 billion.
"The Priceline Group finished 2014 with a strong fourth quarter, reporting solid hotel and rental car unit growth," said Darren Huston, president and CEO of The Priceline Group, via a release. "International gross bookings growth of 27 percent on a local currency basis in the fourth quarter demonstrates the resilience of the business, despite an environment of economic uncertainty and foreign exchange volatility. The Group's full year room night reservations of 346 million grew by 28 percent, leading to gross bookings for the group of just over $50 billion."
If all goes right, 2015 looks like it will be a strong year for Priceline, as well. The group is projecting first-quarter numbers to jump in several key categories year-over-year, including gross travel bookings (2-9 percent), international gross travel bookings (3-10 percent), revenue (4-11 percent), gross profit (9-16 percent) and adjusted EBITDA (from $475 million to $510 million).
"The group's brands are starting 2015 with strong momentum. We are investing in our brands to organically grow our core business for the long-term. We also continue to invest in OpenTable and our BookingSuite branded hotel marketing services. These investments have a more pronounced impact on profitability in our seasonally low first quarter, but are the right investments to plant seeds for future growth. Today we are also announcing that the Priceline Board has given us an additional authorization to repurchase up to $3 billion of our common stock. We believe that buying our stock is a wise investment of our capital and demonstrates our confidence in the long-term outlook for our business."
Meanwhile, Expedia's fourth quarter results missed Wall Street expectations in several key areas, including net income and revenue. However, the company hopes the recent purchase of Orbitz will boost its stock and performance. Given its size now, Expedia will inevitably have more control in negotiating deals with hoteliers around the world moving forward. Also, Expedia's share of the global travel retail market in 2014 would have been 6.3 percent with Orbitz included, according to Euromonitor International. Priceline's share was 4.9 percent for the year.
It's certainly going to be an interesting race between the two OTA giants in 2015 and beyond.
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FTSE CLOSE: Investors' Royal Mail love-in takes a hit after broker's sell rating; Footsie rises on European rally
17:30 (CLOSE): Recent FTSE 100 entrant Royal Mail suffered share losses today after a City broker hit the firm with a sell rating amid concerns over its stock market valuation.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its coverage of the delivery firm with a warning that Royal Mail still faced significant challenges and that its current valuation and dividend were 'no longer compelling', sending Royal Mail's shares 2 per cent lower.
The wider FTSE 100 Index closed 24.7 points higher at 6755.5, helped by a rally in Europe after an unexpected drop in German unemployment.
Dip: Royal Mail shares fell two per cent following coverage from Cantor Fitzgerald.
With more economic optimism also in the UK, the pound strengthened against most major currencies as figures revealed new car sales raced to a six-year high in 2013.
Sterling rose to 1.64 US dollars and 1.21 euros.
Royal Mail was in sharp focus after the shock sell rating, with shares 11p lower at 561p after today's note of caution from Cantor.
Shares have surged from their starting point of 330p in October to more than 600p in recent weeks, but Cantor suggested now was the time for investors to sell.
Banking stocks were among those making gains, with Lloyds Banking Group setting the pace with a 2.4p rise to 82.5p.
HSBC followed, up 15.8p to 675.8p, while Royal Bank of Scotland cheered 6.1p to 350.4p.
Retailers continued to fluctuate ahead of eagerly-awaited festive trading updates from Sainsbury's, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
Investors eyed some value in M&S shares following recent heavy falls caused by speculation that the company endured a poor festive period.
The department store chain, which is due to publish its trading update on Thursday, rose 0.8p to 441.1p.
Sainsbury's edged 1.1p higher to 368.9p despite Bank of America Merrill Lynch cutting its rating on the stock. The supermarket is expected to lose its record for underlying sales increases on Wednesday, with analysts pencilling in a decline after 35 quarters of growth in a row.
Tesco was 0.5p lower at 331.8p, while Morrisons faded 2.7p to 253.6p.
Elsewhere in the retail sector, Topps Tiles highlighted the impact of a recovering property market as it reported that like-for-like sales rose 9.3 per cent in the 13 weeks to the end of the year.
Its shares were 4p higher at 133p, but homewares retailer Dunelm fell 36.5p to 942.5p in the wake of a 2.9 per cent improvement in underlying sales over the same period as some analysts were disappointed the company's first-ever TV advertising campaign had not given more of a boost to trade.
Back in the top flight, shares in water company Severn Trent fell by 2 per cent, or 37p to 1667p, after JP Morgan highlighted fears that Ofwat may be tougher than expected on the sector in the current round of price negotiations.
The biggest FTSE 100 risers were International Airlines Group up 14.2p to 428.2p, Lloyds Banking Group 2.4p ahead at 82.5p, Coca-Cola HBC 46p stronger at 1800p and Aviva 11.2p higher at 454.2p
The biggest FTSE 100 fallers were Fresnillo down 30p to 705.5p, Severn Trent off 37p to 1667p, ARM Holdings 23p lower to 1055p and Rexam 10p weaker at 505.5p.
15:35 The Footsie held firm in late afternoon trade, bolstered by early strong gains on Wall Street as further US data painted an improving picture of the world's biggest economy.
After earlier hitting a one-week high, the FTSE 100 index drifted off that peak but was still up 29.6 points at 6,760.3 with just an hour to go until the close of trading.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 111.7 points to 16,536.9 as further evidence of strengthening economic fundamentals in the United States came in the form of the smallest trade deficit in four years in November, as exports hit a record high.
Banks wanted: Lloyds Banking Group led a rally by bank shares today on hopes an improving UK economy will boost lenders.
Financial stocks led the advance in London, with Lloyds Banking Group a top blue chip gainer as investors bought the stock on expectations the part-nationalised lender will benefit from a recovering British economy and housing market.
In a note to clients, analysts at Bernstein Research highlighted Lloyds as the top pure play on UK consumer growth, while it said taxpayer owned RBS looked promising on valuation grounds.
Lloyds Banking shares added 2.4p at 82.6p, while RBS gained 5.4p at 349.7p.
But going in the opposite direction, supermarket retailers were under pressure once again ahead of impending updates, with William Morrison the worst off today, down 3.8p at 252.5p.
The food retailer, which reports its results later this month, suffered the most from news that German discounters Aldi and Lidl enjoyed a record Christmas trading period, as broker Barclays expressed some concerns about Christmas trading at Morrisons.
'We very much doubt that Morrisons' Christmas trading will deliver positive like for like, but the fourth quarter overall will benefit from the very weak comparisons in the final few weeks of the quarter. However, if our Christmas forecast is broadly correct then Morrisons may find it harder than it expected in November to deliver a positive like for like sales number for the fourth quarter – and there is a real risk that the company will have to step back from this commitment when it reports on 20 January,' analysts at Barclays said in a note.
Barclays equity strategists forecast lower sales for Sainsbury and Tesco, as well as Morrison. Sainsbury's which issues a trading update tomorrow fell 2.3p to 365.5p. Tesco which posts its latest sales numbers on Thursday was steady at 333.3p after recent falls.
And Barclays comments also weighed on Burberry, with the bank saying third-quarter sales at the luxury group - due on January 15 – 'need to show strong comparable sales growth to retain confidence in the second-half forecasts'. Burberry shares shed 25.0p at 1,479.9p.
12:45: Strength in banking stocks fueled gains by the Footsie at lunchtime with the sector helped by fresh signs that the British economy is slowly recovering from the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis.
After a tepid start today, by midday the FTSE 100 Index had pushed 30.9 points higher to 6,761.9 with the pace in the top flight set by Lloyds Banking Group which added 1.9p to 82.1p, while Royal Bank of Scotland was ahead 4.5p to 348.8p, and HSBC gained 10.3p to 670.3p.
Data today showing that UK new car sales had hit a 5-year high and a British Chambers of Commerce survey that said UK businesses had reported strong growth and rising confidence in the fourth quarter of 2013 all helped provided reassurance on the British economy.
Drive on: New car sales raced to a six-year high in 2013, the motor industry said today.
'They've had a good run but I think there's more to come, particularly as the economy picks up a little bit more,' Cavendish Asset Management fund manager Paul Mumford said on the banking sector.
Meanwhile retailers continued to fluctuate ahead of eagerly-awaited key festive trading updates from Sainsbury's, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
Investors eyed some value in M&S shares following recent heavy falls caused by speculation that the company endured a poor festive period, with clothing sales seen down by as much as 1.5 per cent. The department store chain, which is due to publish its trading update on Thursday, rose 3.1p to 443.4p.
But Sainsbury's fell 2.4p to 365.4p after Bank of America Merrill Lynch cut its rating on the stock to underperform. The supermarket is expected to lose its record for underlying sales increases on Wednesday, with analysts pencilling in a decline after 35 quarters of growth in a row.
Tesco was 0.3p lower at 331.85p, while Morrisons faded 3.6p to 252.7p ahead of impending updates.
Supermarket retailers have been hit by losing market share to German rivals Lidl and Aldi, while clothing companies have had to contend with fierce competition on the High Street, with Debenhams issuing a profit warning in December.
Equity strategists at Barclays today forecast lower sales for Sainsbury, Morrison and Tesco, and warned M&S could miss its gross margin target.
Elsewhere in the top flight, some of the fizz in recent FTSE 100 newcomer Royal Mail faded after a City firm slapped a sell rating on the stock.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of the delivery firm with a warning that Royal Mail still faced significant challenges and that its current valuation and dividend were no longer compelling.
Royal Mail shares have surged from their starting point of 330p in October to more than 600p in recent weeks, although they were 10.75p lower at 561.25p after today's note of caution from Cantor.
And shares in water company Severn Trent were also under pressure, falling 43p to 1661p, after JP Morgan highlighted fears that Ofwat may be tougher than expected on the sector in the current round of price negotiations.
10.45: The FTSE 100 has moved 25.6 points higher to 6,757.3, with some commentators putting this down to the US Senate vote approving Janet Yellen as new chief of the Federal Reserve.
'Yellen's confirmation as the head of the US central bank has put the markets at ease,' says David Madden, market analyst at IG.
'The new chairwoman is a safe pair of hands and, although she will not allow the markets to dictate her policies, she is unlikely to do anything too drastic in the early stages of her leadership.
New boss: Janet Yellen was confirmed as new chairman of the US Federal Reserve, the most powerful central bank in the world
'In the US, we are expecting the Dow to open 50 points higher at 16,475, as dealers look forward to Yellen keeping monetary policy loose.'
Ishaq Siddiqi, market strategist at ETX Capital, also said the confirmation of 'dovish' Janet Yellen as the next Fed chairman had buoyed market sentiment on the whole.
'She will be taking over Mr Bernanke's role in the same dovish manner in which he leaves with the taper-ball now rolling. Yellen is a reputable and respected Fed member, sound forecaster and her area of expertise is engineering language/communication.
'Now, given that the market was somewhat unenthused by the forward guidance set out by Bernanke at the last Fed meeting, it will be up to Yellen to beef up guidance which should allay much of the markets' concerns about US monetary policy going forward but moreover, make her job a little easier by delivering a level of transparency that the Fed has not provided before.'
Broadly speaking, so-called central bank 'hawks' worry more about the impact of the Fed's stimulus policies on inflation, while 'doves' like Yellen are more concerned about combating unemployment.
The London market has recovered from a poor start and made modest gains, but trading remains fairly lacklustre.
The FTSE 100 has moved 12.5 points higher to 6,743.2, after it rose by just one point yesterday.
Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's moved in opposite directions today as investors geared up for updates from the pair later this week.
Marks & Spencer was the biggest riser in the top flight as investors eyed a buying opportunity following recent heavy falls caused by speculation that the company endured a poor festive period.
The department store chain, which is due to publish its trading update on Thursday, rose 1.5 per cent or 7.25p to 447.5p.
Sainsbury's fell 5.5p to 362.3p after Bank of America Merrill Lynch cut its rating on the stock. The supermarket is expected to lose its record for underlying sales increases tomorrow, with analysts pencilling in a decline after 35 quarters of growth in a row.
Topps Tiles highlighted the impact of a recovering property market as like-for-like sales rose 9.3 per cent in the 13 weeks to the end of the year.
Its shares were 1.5p higher at 130.5p,
But homewares retailer Dunelm fell 41.5p to 937.5p, despite a 2.9 per cent improvement in underlying sales over the same period, a performance it described as robust.
The FTSE 100 has dipped 5.4 points to 6,725.3, although firmer commodity prices are expected to help boost mining and energy shares today.
Brent crude climbed to trade above $107 a barrel as cold weather across the central US threatened production, while key base metals prices rebounded after sharp declines in the previous session.
The Footsie closed flat at 6,730.73 points yesterday after a choppy trading session, during which mining stocks fell following fresh signs of an economic slowdown in China.
But Societe Generale's European equity strategists backed the mining and oil sectors - the two worst-performing parts of the market in 2013 - arguing that concerns over a Chinese slowdown have been exaggerated and that oil stocks should benefit from rising production and free cash flow.
'We recommend buying the laggards. Or maybe better still, loving what everybody else hates (oil, mining),' they said.
Alex Conroy, financial trader at Spreadex, suggested investors were cautious ahead of this Friday's US non-farm jobs report, which he said could generate huge volatility if the outcome failed to support the Federal Reserve's decision to start tapering its stimulus programme.
He added: 'Janet Yellen was last night confirmed as the new chairwoman of the Federal Reserve winning the vote 56-26, she will take over from departing chairman Ben Bernanke when he leaves on January 31.
'Yellen, a strong advocate of maintaining Fed support to the economy until achieving a "strong recovery", should provide a boost to the markets today.'
Jonathan Sudaria of Capital Spreads said: 'The few trading sessions we have had this year have been quite choppy and whilst one could put that down to post-holiday low-volume sessions, there's a lot of speculation about how this week's data and central bank meetings will shape the tone of market sentiment.
'The question of whether or not equities are justified at these levels still needs to be answered and whilst the bulls seem to have lost their bravado, there hasn't been anything overly negative for the bears to get stuck into yet.'
Stocks to watch today include:
REED ELSEVIER: Anglo-Dutch information group Reed Elsevier named Nick Luff from British energy group Centrica as its new chief finance officer.
EASYJET: The budget airline reported a 3.5 per cent rise in passenger numbers for December. British Airways' parent company International Airlines Group reports passenger traffic numbers later in the day.
AMEC: The engineering group said it had won a £255million contract with Kuwait Oil Company.
TOPPS TILES: The tiling company reported higher sales.
WINCANTON: The logistics company said it had won a contract with Argos.
DUNELM: The homewares retailer posted a 2.9 per cent rise in second quarter like-for-like sales.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND: A Japanese investment banking unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group was ordered on Monday to pay a $50million criminal fine after pleading guilty to wire fraud over its role in manipulating the benchmark interest rate Libor.
SHELL: Royal Dutch Shell, Austria's OMV and Japan's Mitsui will drill an exploration well off New Zealand's southeast coast, becoming the latest group to search for natural gas in the country's largely untapped deepwater basins.
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Hike to Lämmeren Cabin and Lake
Rate this Adventure 5 miles 492.1 ft gain - Out-and-Back Trail
Added by Luan Baruti
Enjoy the secluded and silent mountainscapes and food at Food and drinks at Lämmeren Cabin on this 8km hike.
Take the cable way from Leukerbad to Gemmi Pass. Facing away from the mountain station (north), head left (west) and follow the track to "Lämmerenhütte" (Lämmeren Cabin). The track leads through a small tunnel that was once built by the Swiss Army.
The tunnel leads to the glacier forefield of the (now much smaller) Wildstrubel Glacier. The area is flat as a pancake. There are a few rivulets flowing through the forefield, make sure you are careful but not treacherous at all. At the end of the glacier forefield, the track leads over a bridge and goes on to Lämmeren Cabin. There's an ascent of about 150m (500ft) from the forefield to the cabin.
Once you get to the Lämmeren Cabin, make sure to enjoy the surroundings and to support the cabin by buying a snack and a drink. The cabin ("Lämmerenhütte") is managed by the SAC - Swiss Alpine Club, which is pretty awesome! There's also a fairly nice, albeit small, lake and a trampoline (yes, a trampoline) up here.
After you get back to the glacier forefield, on the way back, stay on the east side of the rivulets and make a pit stop to "Lämmerensee" (Lake Lämmeren) on the way. Lämmerensee is a small mountain lake with some trout swimming around. If you'd like to fish, make sure to get a one-day fishing license which you can get online. From here on follow the track back to Gemmi Pass. Enjoy the panorama!
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Sitcom writers turn to penning dramas
The TV comedy drought forces funny writers to become serious
Short of standing at a freeway on-ramp and holding cardboard signs that read "Will work for my kid's private-school tuition," unemployed sitcom writers have discovered a novel way to help pay the bills this fall: They're writing for dramas.
Heading into another laugh-lacking TV season — only 21 network sitcoms are on the fall slate, down from the 62 that aired during the height of the comedy boom in 1997 — veteran comedy scribes are migrating: Bruce Rasmussen (The Drew Carey Show, Roseanne) will join NBC's Brooke Shields dramedy Lipstick Jungle; Bryan Behar (8 Simple Rules, The New Adventures of Old Christine) will write for ABC's stud-centric Big Shots, while the Emmy-winning Frasier duo Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano are hooking up with Desperate Housewives. And let's not forget Ugly Betty, which is executive-produced by veteran sitcom scribe Marco Pennette (Caroline in the City) and owes many of its signature zingers to the onetime Will & Grace employees who populate the writers' room. Even darker shows are recruiting job-seeking jokesters: Heroes just hired former SNL and O.C. writer JJ Philbin.
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In the beginning, Wilderness Wednesday at Etude was simply a way for teacher Ali McKeone to get herself and her first graders outside and enjoy a little fresh air.
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Starting with the 2020-21 school year, Wilderness Wednesday will be expanded to all of K-1 at Etude.
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"I had a bit of a challenging class, and when they went out into the woods it was a totally different class in the best way possible," she said.
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Almost any lesson can be taught outside, and some subjects lend themselves easily to outside learning. That includes math: counting the holes in leaves students find, collecting sticks and building with them or putting them in order of size and finding shapes that occur in nature.
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Since schools have been closed, McKeone and Hattabaugh have continued Wilderness Wednesday via distance teaching, though in a more relaxed way. Using emails, texts, Facebook, and the distance learning platform Seesaw, they're providing parents with ideas for places to go and activities to do there. One example is devising a scavenger hunt tied to that day's unit.
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Though it started out as a novel way to help kids improve their motor skills and build relationships with their peers, Wilderness Wednesday has turned into the sort of unique learning experience that fits in perfectly with the rest of Etude's philosophy.
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If there's one thing that's become more important than ever in education over the last month, it's flexibility. Teachers have initiated online learning on the fly, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and students and parents have risen to the challenge.
IMG 2332 2 This is my view of the first day of school. Quiet hallways, empty classrooms; not a teacher or student in sight. But, wait! It is the first day of school! The first day and two weeks are an important part of Étude. We use it to intentionally establish our community and culture for the school year. Today is all about culture, building a safe culture.
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Our school is fortunate to be one of the only schools in the area that offers dance as a content area taught during the normal school day. We teach dance Kindergarten through grade 12 and use dance/movement as an art form that used to communicate ideas, as well as, a tool for calming students through our yoga and Movement and Learning work. As people become more sedentary in general, it is important that we find ways throughout a students' school career to remind them of the powerful impact of movement.
As I write this blog, I am surrounded by the sounds of students creating music, the sight of students creating their own dances, and drama students working through their own scripts and improv pieces. At first look, it is a bit chaotic, but after further observation, it is productive chaos. Each student is engaged in doing something; not tacitly learning, but involved in thoughtful dialogue with other students and teachers. The arts inherently do this. The arts engage a child in a holistic approach to learning unlike other subjects. This is why the arts are core to what we do at the schools of the Étude Group. As we kick off National Arts Education Week[https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/by_program/networks-and-councils/arts_education_network/BILLS-111hconres275enr.pdf] I want to use this week to share with you the transformative impact the arts have played within our schools.
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One cardinal rule we live by in the schools of the Étude Group is Engagement Over Compliance. Engagement a result of our investment in creating inclusive school culture, creating relevant curriculum, and building solid relationships with kids. Compliance, on the other hand, requires kids to follow the rules of others without question or voice. We strive for engagement, and where some compliance is required for schools to function properly, our students participate in developing the rules.


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Cassandra Clare (author of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices) and Holly Black (author of The Curse Workers series and The Spiderwick Chronicles) have teamed up together to write a new, fantasy middle grade series. The series will consist of five books. The first book, The Iron Trial will release in 2014.
Do. Not. Be. Alarmed. This new series will not affect any of Cassandra Clare's current projects. None of her work will be moved back. That means that all of Cassandra Clare's books are still set to release on their current release dates.
What do you guys think about this? I, for one, am a little nervous. I loveeeee Cassandra Clare. I think that Holly Black is just ok. Love and ok mixed toghether? ehhh. I don't know how that's going to turn out. Plus, it's going to be a middle grade book. I'm 21. I don't really read middle grade books. What do you guys think?
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In the article "Religion and Dharma" we have described the main points of difference between the two concepts. However there is another aspect that sharply divides the Western Religions and the Hindū Dharma.
In Hindū Dharma at every social and intellectual level it is well known what is mokṣa, the fourth and supreme aim of human life (puruṣārtha). And no Hindū ignores that mokṣa means Liberation from the bondage of transmigration (saṃsāra).
Nevertheless, during the life, everyone is free to stay in a less advanced puruṣārtha, choosing among kāma, artha and dharma.
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If someone wants to act more effectively purifying his mind and his whole individuality, he will approach a Guru in order to obtain initiation (dīkṣā). From this moment the traditional family rituals acquire a greater effectiveness for him. Also the instruments of sādhana (yantra, mantra, upāsana) imparted by the Guru will act producing his inner progress. In this way his interior path can become a preparation for the search of mokṣa.
This broad view of Hinduism has never been valid in western traditions. Even the ancient pre-Christian Religions, namely the Greek and Roman, in many aspects so similar to the Sanātana Dharma, were differently structured.
Religion in Western Countries has always concerned only the familiar and social cult. Moreover the purpose of Religion is to give the ritual instruments to avoid hell and to reach the celestial abodes after death. Religion domain is limited to this.
If someone wished to obtain initiation (dīkṣā), he had to overcome Religion boundaries and to enter into a different domain. This was defined esoterism, from the ancient Greek word ἐσώτερος (read esòteros) whose meaning is "facing inward". The field of initiation is esoterism, the field of Religion is exoterism, whose meaning is "facing outward", ἐξώτερος (read exòteros).
Actually, in ancient Greece and Rome, there were famous sanctuaries (like maṭhas and āśramas in India) dedicated to the initiations called Mysteria, where it was possible to approach a guru (mystagogòs). The entrance in those sanctuaries was forbidden to any profane i.e. exoterist. From this atmosphere of secrecy and discretion derives the modern meaning of "mystery"1. Rituals, mantras and symbols of the ancient Mysteria were hidden, and nowadays we have rare literaly information only through some initiate who had violated the secret. In our next articles we will better explain the Mysteria.
When Christianity supplanted ancient Greek-Roman Olympian Religion, the esoteric transmission (paramparā) continued under a new Christian religious form2. As we will see later, Christianity has been devided in Greek Orthodox Church and Latin Catholic Church. The first one maintained an attitude of respect and devotion towards esoterism. And till now Ortodox monasteries have preserved a sādhana whose name is Hesychasm, ἡσυχασμός (read hesychasmòs), "interior peace".
On the contrary, Catholic Church, after having respected the esoteric domain3 for many centuries, has changed her behavior. She forgot that the spiritual field of initiation is different, and begun to consider the esoterism as a rival sect. This lack of understanding of Catholic Church compelled the various initiatory organizations (sampradāya) to more secrecy in order to defend themselves from the suspicion of heresy4. In the late Middle Ages the Church began a real persecution against the initiates, considered as heretics, anti-Christians and even servants of Devil. In 1313 A. D. the King of France, with the consent of the Pope, Head of the Catholic Church, gave the order to arrest and burn alive the Templar Knights, the warrior caste defenders of Western sampradāyas. In a few decades almost all Western initiations disappeared. Since that period Roman Church remained only as an exoteric religious structure, like a fruit without seed, like a mask without face. This absence of dīkṣā and of its concept is an anomaly that Hindū authorities have to know in order to understand the reasons of Western Christian deviation.
On this subject and its consequences we will return several times.
Devadatta Kīrtideva Aśvamitra
- In India it is possible to find some similar conduct only in certain tantric circles of the left hand (vāmācāra mārga).↰
- Obviously, in this formal adaptation also other initiatory streams of esoteric domain continued: among them the most important has been the Jewish Essene Qabbalistic initiation, transmitted by Jesus Christ himself. But Christianized Roman Empire also preserved some paramparās proceeding from other traditions flourishing in the Imperial domains: as Hermetism, an initiatory path of Egyptian origin, and more intellectual initiations of Celtic origin. We will return to the subject in next articles.↰
- If Catholicism inherited the ancient Greek terms exoterism and esoterism, the other two Western Religions employ their own words: in Judaism datt is exoterism and qabbalah, esoterism; in Islam shari'a is exoterism and Sufism (tasawwuf), esoterism.↰
- Similarly in modern Islam, the unstoppable fundamentalism spread is provoking hard persecution of Sufism.↰


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Sunday 02/12/ 2018
Narellan Comunity Hall. Queen St, Narellan
Every year our students and staff have the opportunity to let their hair down at our Christmas Disco.
This is a fun, relaxed event where everyone is able to build on friendship and share in the joy that comes from dance.
CSDS is proud of our commitment to the art of dance and that includes the sheer excitement of the act of dance.
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One of the earliest apricots, Poppy is larger than other early-season apricots and offers a subtle aroma, firm flesh and pleasing flavor. The freestone fruit has a light yellow to pale orange skin cover. The tree grows vigorously to a large, semi-spreading form that bears regularly and heavily.
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Poppy Apricot
Poppy Apricot
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Large, firm, early. Light yellow to pale orange. Pleasing flavor, aromatic, freestone. Heavy producer.
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May 15 to May 30(approximate for Fresno, CA area)
Fruit & Nut Maturity Chart 2018 (full chart)
- Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 9593. (Expired)
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The skin of Poppy has a very slight tendency to crack.


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My wife Tanya and I, along with our rescue dog Gator, are having a great time living in beautiful Murphy, NC! I was born and raised in a small town in Connecticut and have always been family-oriented. That is how I live my personal and professional life. Tanya and I met in pre-kindergarten and remained friends throughout school. After many years of trying to win her over, she finally succumbed to my charms and married me in September 2001. We bought our first home, and after living there for 13 years we packed up our lives and made the big move to Florida. Tanya followed her passion and opened a small cleaning business called Majestically Clean where she met fantastic clients who became friends.
My career took a different path. I had been a Realtor in Connecticut for a few years and missed helping people buy and sell real estate, so in 2013 I became a Florida Realtor. But after spending years in the heat, humidity, and traffic we decided we needed a change. We missed that peaceful, family-first small town feel. We found what we were missing in Murphy, NC! It was love at first visit – the town, the mountains – and 3 months later we were here to stay!
Tanya and I are into fitness, particularly Powerlifting. I'm a Certified Group Fitness and Powerlifting Coach, and in June 2018 I won a Gold Medal in my first Powerlifting meet! We love to hike, take drives, and explore with Gator, take in a movie, a good meal or just sit back, relax and enjoy our time together, Gator included. Murphy is our home and we can't imagine a better place to enjoy our lives!
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A dust storm moving across Africa's western Sahel belt on 3 March 2004, as seen by MSG-1, renamed Meteosat-8. The dust can be seen blowing offshore, even reaching the Canary Islands. Dust storms are being mapped as part of the ESA-led Epidemio project.


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STANLEY Cantilever Rolling Workshop Large Tool Storage Box Toolbox on Wheels NEW. The Stanley Fatmax cantilever rolling workshop is an ideal solution for tradesmen who need to transport large amounts of equipment and materials to the worksite - saves time and effort on repeated trips to the van! The FatMax Cantilever Rolling Workshop has a telescopic handle designed to make easier for manoeuvrability. It opens up easily into a 4 level workstation with a giant lower bin ideal for bulky materials and equipment such as paint cans, large components and power tools.The Fatmax workshop also comes with a tool box with lift-out tray for smaller tools, which fits neatly into the fold-out lid with large adjustable organiser for nails, screws and other small components. Opens up easily into a 4 level workstation. All the advantages of a cantilever , using a simple pull up latch. Can be lowered for storage. Telescopic handle for ergonomic hold and easy manoeuvering.
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An elegant bag made from beautiful, hand crafted satin fabric. This Bodhi Tree Compact Tote combines the simple colours of black and white to bring an elegant style into your wardrobe. An ideal partner for those who like a smaller sized tote bag.
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Tim Bergling, professionally known as Avicii, is a DJ/producer hailing from Sweden. Come April and the Avicii India tour is going to happen.
With a plethora of International EDM artists performing in India, Avicii is the perfect news for Indian EDM fans. This year has begun on a high note musically and it definitely looks like it is going to bigger and better. With the likes of Tiesto and Armin Van Buuren coming to India to perform in March, EDM fans are going completely crazy. And now Avicii. Like we said, it keeps getting better. The electronic music revolution has shaken the World. It started off in small pubs and local clubs but then went on to become a rage all over the world. India is no stranger to electronic dance music. With festivals like Sunburn, India is already exposed the the brilliance of dance music.
Avicii is a World renowned DJ and was ranked number 6 on DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs list in 2011. Avicii's influences include Tiesto, Laidback Luke, Steve Agnello, Axwell, Daft Punk and many more.
Avicii's most notable song has been the single Levels. The single was a huge hit in the electronic music circuit and it became a mainstream hit after it was officially released worldwide.
Avicii made history on 26th September 2012 by being the first DJ to headline the World famous Radio City Music Hall (New York). He has two compilation albums and 18 singles credited to his name. His track Sunshine (collaboration with David Guetta) earned a Grammy nomination for best dance recording. The Avicii India tour is going to excite all electronic dance music fans in India and it is a surety tickets are going to sell out like crazy. He will be performing in two cities in India – New Delhi and Mumbai.


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Up in the mountains of Takachiho, Mr. Issin is hard at work crafting his famous Kamairicha, a rare pan-fired green tea with a beautifully nutty note. Last April, we got a chance to sit down and have lunch with his family in their 200-year-old house. He drove us around the village to see breathtaking mountain tea fields in the countryside. We learned all about Kamairicha production, from the special organic fertilizer he grows, all the way to the pan-firing method that gives this tea its trademark flavor.
While most Japanese green teas are steamed, this tea is actually turned in a hot pan, similar to a Chinese green tea. As a result, the flavor picks up a little bit of this roasted caramel or nuttiness. The tea is quite dense and creamy, making it a perfect tea for the wintertime. You get this slightly roasted flavor, but nowhere near as intense as a hojicha. If you normally prefer Chinese teas but want to venture into the exciting world of Japanese green tea, this is the best choice for you. If you are looking for something slightly different from the grassy sencha teas, this is also a good way to add a little variety to your tea collection.
Steeping: 165 degrees Fahrenheit 74 degrees Celsius for 1-1.5 minutes
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That voice! That band! That Somnia!
This insanely talented, female fronted Israeli band is trying to make sure you never sleep again with their amazing Power Metal / Symphonic Metal / Prog sound. If you enjoy bands like Nightwish, Symphony X, Epica, Kamelot, and Dream Theater – consider this a must listen.
Their debut EP, "Shadow", just dropped yesterday with the voice of an angel and a world of its own. It brings four tracks forward, including the epic, three-part endeavor "Shards". It runs at just under 20 minutes but covers A LOT of ground in that time with a multitude of incredible ideas and replay value all around.
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Moving into a brand-new home is an exciting event, but also a time where it pays to conduct your due diligence up front. Whether you're a first-time or repeat buyer, the following questions will help provide important clues as to whether your new home builder of choice is worth the commitment.
- How long have you been in business?
Building high-quality, durable homes that cater to your unique lifestyle needs is a hard-earned skill built up through time and experience. Before committing to a home builder with a deposit check, do your research on how long they've been in business—and how successfully.
- How do you cater to local homebuyers?
Even if the builder's headquarters are 2,000 miles away, your building representative should have knowledge of your local area. This question gauges whether they've been a stable and interested builder in the region.
- What types of floor plans do you build?
The more experience the builder has with varying styles—ranch, two-story, even multigenerational plans—the greater your options as you determine what's important to you. If the type of floor plan you're looking for isn't available at the community you're eyeing, ask if it's built at a nearby neighborhood. You might discover an even better fit for your lifestyle (and your commute).
- May I select from a variety of design options, such as kitchen cabinetry or tile styles?
A good new home builder knows that buyers want quality standard features that don't need to be upgraded, while also desiring the freedom to personalize key items. Find out what level of personalization is offered. Don't assume all builders provide the same choices. They don't!
- Do you offer quick move-in and to-be-built homes?
Seek out a builder with an attractive range of options that works with your moving timeline.
- Do you offer energy-efficient features?
Not only will energy-efficiency be one of the biggest potential cost-savers in homeownership, but it's also one of the great perks of buying new. Investigating a builder's energy-efficient offerings is vital before making a commitment.
- What is your warranty policy?
One sure way of knowing whether a builder is truly dedicated to your satisfaction is to find out if they offer a warranty.
- What does your post-closing follow-up entail?
As with the builder's warranty, it's also important to learn what services are available after you close. For example, receiving follow-up visits after you've moved in goes a long way toward ensuring your long-term satisfaction.
- How long will it take to build my new home?
If you have a certain move-in date in mind, this question is probably one of the first you'll ask. If you're on a short timeline, consider the advantages of pre-constructed spec home. If your timeline is flexible, selecting a floor plan and homesite and building from the ground up is a wonderful option. The estimated build time will vary by region, season and size of the home.
- Do you offer services besides homebuilding, such as financing or insurance?
Some builders offer more than just the physical house, providing a comprehensive one-stop shopping experience. Be sure to ask if financial services are offered, such as through an affiliate or subsidiary. For example, Richmond American provides mortgage services through HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation and insurance through American Home Insurance Agency.
- After I move in, is there a clear channel of communication for emergency or warranty questions?
Choosing a builder that seeks a continuous relationship with customers is a reassuring sign that you're in good hands. If you aren't provided with the name of a specific contact, make sure there is a phone number or email address dedicating to addressing questions and concerns.
Gathering pertinent information at the outset will help you establish a good relationship with a trusted builder, freeing you to enjoy the homebuying process for what it should be—a wonderful and gratifying life milestone. So, ask away!
For more information, be sure to download two of our handy guides: Comparison Shopping and New Home Buying Basics guides. Or, talk with one of our New Home Specialists at 888-500-7060.


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I recently visited a few very large companies; companies that could swallow us whole and still be hungry from a size and revenue perspective. They are talking to us because they realize something that I understood truly not so long ago – and that's the power of the platform delivered up in the cloud.
Cloud computing is becoming a more common term. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), hosted, multi-tenant are all terms that are becoming more main stream. When talking to prospects this year versus last year we don't have to explain what cloud computing or SaaS is quite so often. Companies like salesforce.com and others have legitimized the delivery mechanism that is serving up applications in the cloud versus installing big iron gear at the customer premise.
Being with inContact for six years, it seems normal to deliver software the way we do, but in talking to large companies that know they need to get there but struggle so much, I begin to more realize the power of the platform.
The platform allows companies to take advantage of world class software applications without having to wait a year for new development, they can use it from any web enabled computer without having to install applications on the desktop or laptop they happen to be working from right now. They can gain access to partnerships that the cloud company engaged in and expand their functionality without having to engage multiple vendors and signing multiple contracts, paying separate licenses and once all that is done trying to make all of this software play nicely together.
When SaaS companies add functionality, their customers have access to it immediately. They often don't download anything differently or have to go through an install and training cycle which can be very disruptive to a contact center.
The platform allows other applications to be built on top of it . The platform allows APIs of other software to consume or be consumed so that the user can have single sign-on, common user interfaces and otherwise desperate software working together to form an ecosystem that leads to productivity to the user group and efficiency from multiple aspects that span beyond the user and the leadership into the financials as one invoice for services that were historically a capital expenditure that are now operating expenses.
So you see, the platform is extensible, easy to access, easy to connect to and easy to build applications to and from to offer a user experience that does not frustrate. These benefits to the contact center translate into a better end customer experience and that, after all, is why we are all doing this – to offer a better customer experience while driving costs out of the business.
So embrace technology and hug your nearest SaaS software engineer who helped make it all possible. It has literally changed the way we as a society do business, and that's cool.


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If you want to get a bigger penis, you have three options: surgery, penis extension, or supplements (pills or creams). For most men, surgery is not a feasible option. Aside from the high costs and painfulness of surgery, the results are usually negligible. Penis extenders, like our top pick SizeGenetics, and penis pills are the most popular choices. Both of these options have pros and cons which may make one the better option for you.
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Which is Right for You?
If you want permanent penis enlargement, a larger flaccid penis, and a one-time investment, then SizeGenetics is the way to go. If you don't care about flaccid penis size and want other sexual benefits – like more stamina and boosted libido – then penis pills are the way to go.